notice the circular tops which were also seen in other Gaudi houses
Gaudi had the tiles purposely broken and placed back together as a curved mosaic wall
Count Eusebi Güell, a wealthy textile industrialist, was one of Guadi’s main patrons. He commissioned Gaudi to create the infrastructure for a planned sixty plot high-end exclusive development on the hills of Barcelona. Fortunately, it failed as a business venture and is now an amazing public park.
We walked under the viaducts which were built to allow the owners to walk under the streets built for their horse-drawn carriages. Most of the park is now open to the public to stroll along what was supposed to be the high-rent district and views. For Gaudi, Architecture was supposed to reflect nature, which was seen as the perfect model and all we could do was to replicate it in our structures. He felt there was nothing new, since nature had already created it.
We went into the ticketed part of his park to see his more whimsical designs and a few curved and comical houses at the front gates. When Gaudi graduated from Architecture school his professors didn’t know if they had just met a genius or a someone insane, due to his unique styles. He was one of the first to use concrete and iron reinforcements at high levels and thought about sustainability in 1900. His mosaics were created from broken ceramic shards and his structures collected the rain water for irrigation.
We ascended the steep mountain up the public portion and were greeted by street performers, local artists and other sellers. From on top we could see our neighborhood of Sagrada Familia from every vanatage point.
Sir found us a nice public square for afternoon tapas and beer, where we were surrounded by local families enjoying the sun and open space.
An afternoon nap finished the adventure
Siri and David Adventures 