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You won't believe the mind-blowing sights I encountered at the majestic Sagrada Familia in Barcelona! 😍 Brace yourselves for an architectural masterpiece that will leave you awe-inspired! 🏰💫
As I stood beneath the heavenly ceiling, I couldn't help but feel like I was transported to another dimension. The pillars stretching towards the sky, supporting the intricately designed ceiling, were a sight to behold. And oh, the colors! 🌈 It was as if the sun itself had decided to paint the ceiling with its vibrant rays, creating a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of hues. 😱🌞
Gaudi's genius truly shines through every inch of this breathtaking basilica. The Sagrada Familia is a testament to his extraordinary vision and innovative approach to architecture. It's no wonder it has become an iconic symbol of Barcelona. ✨
Exploring the Sagrada Familia feels like embarking on a journey through time and creativity. Every detail tells a story, and I couldn't help but get lost in its enchanting charm. From the intricate carvings to the stained glass windows, it's a sensory overload that will leave you craving for more. 😮🌌
But here's a friendly tip for you: make sure to book your tickets in advance to skip the long queues and make the most of your visit. Trust me, it's worth it! Plus, you'll get ample time to capture some Insta-worthy shots like the one I've shared here. 💖
So, if you find yourself in Barcelona, don't miss the chance to witness the magic of the Sagrada Familia. It's a feast for the eyes and a treat for the soul. Prepare to be amazed, my friends! 😄✨
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family; Spanish: Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmiɫiə]), is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
The church plan is that of a Latin cross with five aisles. The central nave vaults reach forty-five metres while the side nave vaults reach thirty metres. The transept has three aisles. The columns are on a 7.5 metre grid. However, the columns of the apse, resting on del Villar's foundation, do not adhere to the grid, requiring a section of columns of the ambulatory to transition to the grid thus creating a horseshoe pattern to the layout of those columns. The crossing rests on the four central columns of porphyry supporting a great hyperboloid surrounded by two rings of twelve hyperboloids (currently under construction). The central vault reaches sixty metres. The apse is capped by a hyperboloid vault reaching seventy-five metres. Gaudí intended that a visitor standing at the main entrance be able to see the vaults of the nave, crossing, and apse, thus the graduated increase in vault loftiness.
There are gaps in the floor of the apse, providing a view down into the crypt below.
The columns of the interior are a unique Gaudí design. Besides branching to support their load, their ever-changing surfaces are the result of the intersection of various geometric forms. The simplest example is that of a square base evolving into an octagon as the column rises, then a sixteen-sided form, and eventually to a circle. This effect is the result of a three-dimensional intersection of helicoidal columns (for example a square cross-section column twisting clockwise and a similar one twisting counter-clockwise).
Essentially none of the interior surfaces are flat; the ornamentation is comprehensive and rich, consisting in large part of abstract shapes which combine smooth curves and jagged points. Even detail-level work such as the iron railings for balconies and stairways are full of curvaceous elaboration.
Detail of the roof in the nave. Gaudi designed the columns to mirror trees and branches.
Plaça d'Espanya (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɫasə ðəsˈpaɲə]) is one of Barcelona's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition, held at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district. Venetian Towers - they are 47 m (154 ft) tall and lead the way to the MNAC via Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, an avenue commonly used to host trade fairs. Barcelona. Spain.
Palau de la Música Ctalana. Barcelona City (Barcelona / Catalonia) - Panasonic Lumix GX7 camera + Mzd 09-18 mm Af. lens
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈzɛw nəsiuˈnaɫ ˈdard də kətəˈɫuɲə], English: "National Art Museum of Catalonia"), abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is housed in the Palau Nacional, built for the 1929 World's Fair. Situated on the Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, it was rehabilitated for the 1992 Summer Olympics. His director is Josep Serra i Villalba.
The museum was located in this building in 1990, when the Catalonian Museum Law reunited the collections of the former Museu d'Art de Catalunya (Catalonian Art Museum) and the Museu d'Art Modern (Modern Art Museum), and declared it the national museum. The new museum thus combined Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art collections from the Museu d'Art de Catalunya with the 19th and 20th century art collections of the Museu d'Art Modern, and incorporated the Gabinet de Dibuixos i Gravats (Department of Drawings and Prints), the Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya (Catalonia Department of Numismatics; coinage and medals) and the Biblioteca d'Història de l'Art (Art History Library). In 1996, the Department of Photography was created.
The museum opened in 1995, with the Romanesque art section. The Gothic art section was opened in 1997, while the Renaissance, Baroque, 19th century and 20th century collections opened in 2000. The official opening, with the building completely rehabilitated and all the collections in place, was in 2004.
The original Museu d'Art de Catalunya was opened in 1934 at the same location as today, but was closed during the Spanish Civil War. It was reopened from 1940 to 1942. In 1945, the Modern Art Museum opened in the Arsenal of the Ciutadella park.
Since 2004, the MNAC accommodates works of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection. The works were exposed in the Monastery of Pedralbes but it was decided to move them to facilitate the visits of the public. Paintings of the periods included between the Gothic period and the rococo are shown.
The museum operates in association with the Museu Comarcal de la Garrotxa (Olot), the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (Vilanova i la Geltrú) and the Cau Ferrat (Sitges).
Vertical panorama 2 shots. Romanesque monastery of Sant Pau del Camp. Barcelona City (Barcelona / Catalonia) - Panasonic Lumix GX7 camera + Mzd 12-50 mm. Af. lens
A collection of photos from our trip to Barcelona, Spain in March 2025. Alongside exploring the city’s vibrant streets and iconic landmarks, we also took day trips to Girona, Besalú, Castellfollit, and the stunning Montserrat.
Without question, it’s a destination full of beauty and inspiration—well worth the journey!
Explorant per les platges de Barcelona, per buscar unes fotos interessants de l'hotel vela, just a l'inici de la Platja de Sant Miquel hi ha unes pedres que donen algo d'interès per tenir un primer pla i per guiar la vista cap a l'hotel. Va ser una posta de sol on el cel va agafar una mica de color, però el cel no tenia cap núvol per poder donar-li interès, i per això vaig decidir no donar gaire protagonisme.
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Barcelona / Catalonia: Casa Milà / “La Pedrera” (1906-1912), d’Antoni Gaudí. — Apple iPhoneX, back dual camera
Casa Batlló (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə βəʎˈʎo]) is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904–1906; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia (the "Block of Discord") in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain. Gaudí's assistants Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, Josep Canaleta y Joan Rubió also contributed to the renovation project.
The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), as it has a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona.
The building looks very remarkable — like everything Gaudí designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.
It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles (trencadís) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or dinosaur. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the lance of Saint George (patron saint of Catalonia, Gaudi's home), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.
The facade has three distinct sections which are harmoniously integrated. The top displays a trim with ceramic pieces that has attracted multiple interpretations. The central part, which reaches the last floor, is a multicolored section with protruding balconies. The lower ground floor with the main floor and two first-floor galleries are contained in a structure of Montjuïc sandstone with undulating lines.
Barcelona. Spain.
Casa Milà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə miˈɫa]), better known as La Pedrera (pronounced: [ɫə pəˈðɾeɾə], meaning the 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built during the years 1905–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It was a controversial design at the time for the bold forms of the undulating stone facade and wrought iron decoration of the balconies and windows, designed largely by Josep Maria Jujol, who also created some of the plaster ceilings.
Architecturally it is considered an innovative work for its steel structure and curtain walls – the façade is self-supporting. Other innovative elements were the construction of underground car parking and separate lifts and stairs for the owners and their servants.
In 1984, it was declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The building is made open to the public by the CatalunyaCaixa Foundation, which manages the various exhibitions and activities and visits to the interior and roof.
The roof is on several levels and has six staircase entrances, all encased in sculptural "houses." Ventilator shafts and chimneys are sculptural forms. Gaudí treated rooftop elements as striking sculpture in both Casa Batlló and Palau Güell but here they are generally monochromatic whereas both forms and color were dramatic in earlier works.
Casa Milà roof architecture, chimneys known as espanta bruixes (witch scarers).
Barcelona. Spain.
Top of a building in Barcelona.
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A collection of photos from our trip to Barcelona, Spain in March 2025. Alongside exploring the city’s vibrant streets and iconic landmarks, we also took day trips to Girona, Besalú, Castellfollit, and the stunning Montserrat.
Without question, it’s a destination full of beauty and inspiration—well worth the journey!
A collection of photos from our trip to Barcelona, Spain in March 2025. Alongside exploring the city’s vibrant streets and iconic landmarks, we also took day trips to Girona, Besalú, Castellfollit, and the stunning Montserrat.
Without question, it’s a destination full of beauty and inspiration—well worth the journey!
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened as the Sagrada Família, is an unfinished church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
Barcelona / Catalonia: Casa Milà / “La Pedrera” (1906-1912), d’Antoni Gaudí. — Apple iPhoneX, back dual camera
Casa Milà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə miˈɫa]), better known as La Pedrera (pronounced: [ɫə pəˈðɾeɾə], meaning the 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built during the years 1905–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It was a controversial design at the time for the bold forms of the undulating stone facade and wrought iron decoration of the balconies and windows, designed largely by Josep Maria Jujol, who also created some of the plaster ceilings.
Architecturally it is considered an innovative work for its steel structure and curtain walls – the façade is self-supporting. Other innovative elements were the construction of underground car parking and separate lifts and stairs for the owners and their servants.
In 1984, it was declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The building is made open to the public by the CatalunyaCaixa Foundation, which manages the various exhibitions and activities and visits to the interior and roof.
The roof is on several levels and has six staircase entrances, all encased in sculptural "houses." Ventilator shafts and chimneys are sculptural forms. Gaudí treated rooftop elements as striking sculpture in both Casa Batlló and Palau Güell but here they are generally monochromatic whereas both forms and color were dramatic in earlier works.
Casa Milà roof architecture, chimneys known as espanta bruixes (witch scarers). Barcelona. Spain.
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Basilica gotica de Santa Maria del Mar / Gothic basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Barcelona city, Ribera (Riverside) Quarter (Barcelona / Catalonia) - Panasonic Lumix GX7 camera + Mzd 12-50 mm. or Mzd 75-300 mm. Af. lens
A collection of photos from our trip to Barcelona, Spain in March 2025. Alongside exploring the city’s vibrant streets and iconic landmarks, we also took day trips to Girona, Besalú, Castellfollit, and the stunning Montserrat.
Without question, it’s a destination full of beauty and inspiration—well worth the journey!
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmiɫiə]; English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Spanish: Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882, Gaudí became involved in 1883, taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms.
Barcelona. Spain.