A trip to Barcelona

Barcelona is located in the northeast of Iberian Peninsula, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of Catalonia Autonomous Region. Barcelona is a world-famous Mediterranean scenic resort and a world-famous historical and cultural city. Antoni Gaudi's seven architectural works in Barcelona's urban or suburban areas bear witness to his outstanding creativity and contribution to architectural technology at the end of19th century and the beginning of 20th century. These seven buildings are Quayle Park, Palau Guell, bartholomew Apartment, Mira Apartment, Vinson Apartment, Holy Family Church and underground church in Quayle Residential Area. 1984, Anthony? Gaudi Antoni Gaudi's works are listed in the World Heritage List as cultural heritage. Louis the architect? Domenech? Catalonia Concert Hall, Palau de la Mú sica Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau (Barcelona) designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner were listed in the World Heritage List on 1997.

Barcelona is known as the "Pearl of Iberian Peninsula" with its pleasant climate, beautiful scenery and numerous historical sites, and is the most famous tourist destination in Spain. The 25th Olympic Games was held in this city. Barcelona has hosted two World Expos, 1888 and 1929. Barcelona is also the birthplace of Catalan culture. There are many museums in this city, including Catalan Art Museum, picasso museum, History Museum and Nature Museum. The Barcelona International Music Festival held in June 5438+ 10 every year is a grand music event. Barcelona is one of the most perfect cities that combine ancient civilization with modern civilization.

Barcelona, the city of art, was full of artistic flavor in the modernism trend at the beginning of the 20th century. Modernist buildings can be seen everywhere, making it the art center of Europe and the art capital that art lovers all over the world yearn for. Barcelona's greatest cultural heritage is the modernist art nouveau complex. In addition to the inherent Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque arts, many typical, bold and fashionable architectural styles are integrated into modern cities, which can be called avant-garde art.

Antoni Gaudi's seven architectural works in Barcelona's urban or suburban areas bear witness to his outstanding creativity and contribution to architectural technology at the end of19th century and the beginning of 20th century. These buildings are eclectic and humanized, which have great influence on the design of gardens, sculptures and all decorative arts and buildings.

Antoni Gaudi (full name Antoni Gaudi Colne, 1852- 1926) is a Spanish architect and one of the representatives of the Art Nouveau movement. 1852 On June 25th, Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus. 1878, Antoni Gaudi graduated from Barcelona School of Architecture. Gaudi couldn't play with other children because of rheumatism when he was a child. He can only observe nature keenly, so that he will become an architect who studies nature in the future.

Gaudi discovered through observation that there is no pure straight line in nature. He once said: "The straight line belongs to human beings and the curve belongs to God." Therefore, Gaudi devoted his whole life to pursuing nature in his own design. There are almost no straight lines in his works, and most of them use curves full of vitality and organic objects to form a building. There are countless architectural works designed by Gaudi in his life, seven of which are listed in the World Heritage List. They are Parque Güell, Palacio Güell, Casa Mila, Casa Vicens, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló and Guiyu.

Gaudi has never been married and has no other hobbies and needs except work. Holy Family Church is his greatest work. He spent 43 years there. 1925, he simply moved to the location of the church and devoted himself to the structural design of the church. 1On the afternoon of June 7th, 926, Gaudi finished his day's work and was knocked down by a tram when he went from the Church of the Holy Family to the church in the city center. At that time, he was in rags and passers-by thought he was a tramp. He was taken to St. Crewe Hospital and died three days later, only to find that the tramp was actually Gaudi. People held a grand funeral for him. The funeral procession slowly extended from the hospital to the Holy Family Church and buried him in the basement of his unfinished Holy Family Church.

Antoni Gaudi's works represent the extraordinary and outstanding creative contributions made by/kloc-0 to the development of architecture and architectural technology at the end of 9th century and the beginning of 20th century. Gaudi's works show the values closely related to the cultural and artistic trend of his time, and represent a series of excellent architectural examples in the early 20th century, whether residential buildings or public buildings. Antoni Gaudi has made great creative contributions to the development of these paradigms.

Barcelona is undoubtedly a pluralistic city, with a long history of 1000 years and its own unique culture and language, and has created a typical architectural style belonging to Catalonia.

Lluís Domènech i Montaner, an architect from Catalonia's Art Nouveau School, made two outstanding contributions to Barcelona's architecture, including Catalonia Concert Hall and St. Paul's Hospital, which were masterpieces of Barcelona's imaginative and energetic Art Nouveau in the early 20th century. Catalonia Concert Hall is a steel structure building with plenty of light and open space, which was decorated by many famous designers at that time. Shengbao Hospital is also bold and innovative in design and decoration, which also perfectly meets the needs of patients.

The Catalonia Music Palace is located in Barcelona, Spain, and was built by architect Louis? Domenech? Designed by montana and built from 1905 to 1908. It is a modernist architectural style. 1908 opened. This is the most popular concert hall in Barcelona.

Palau Concert Hall is one of the most exquisite and elegant concert halls in the world. The outer wall of the Music Palace combines the whole building into a whole work of art according to the group sculptures created by folk songs, the group sculptures of stage arches symbolizing national and classical music, the sculpture of the muse on the background wall, stained glass windows, ubiquitous mosaic puzzles and paintings. The most attractive feature of the whole hall is the iconic structure: the huge colored lighting glass ceiling, creating the only concert hall with natural lighting in Europe. Every year, more than 500,000 people participate in various music performances in Catalonia Concert Hall, and each performance is absolutely wonderful, which amazes the audience.

The Hospital de Sant Pau is a rectangular building, 2 kilometers north of Barcelona, covering an area of 36,000 square meters. The hospital can accommodate as many as 65,438+0,000 patients, and each patient occupies an average space of 65,438+045.5 square meters. St. Paul's Hospital was built at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. St Paul's Hospital in Barcelona lies in the ingenious and perfect integration of building materials and decorative materials in the whole complex. The main building of the hospital is like a Gothic church, and the tower is very high, which means saving lives. These two buildings are both steel structures, and the combination of light and space is harmonious and perfect, and they were decorated by the most outstanding decorators at that time. The design and decoration of the hospital are not only beautiful, but also practical, which greatly meets the needs of patients.

Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean coast in the northeast of Spain. From a distance, it has an endless and magnificent seascape, and the golden beaches along the coast shine in the sun. Barcelona has a variety of customs, all in the passionate and romantic beaches. The crowds on the beach come and go in an endless stream, and all kinds of feelings spread and interweave here, and the air is filled with romantic atmosphere. In Barcelona's Gold Coast, tens of millions of tourists meet here every year and feel the slow life here.

Barcelona Music Fountain is located in the center of Barcelona. In the national palace of Montjuich in the southeast suburb, there is a musical fountain famous for its changeable colors. This is La Font Màgica in the Spanish Square, also known as the magic fountain. Barcelona Music Fountain is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world. This fountain is a project of 1929 Barcelona World Expo, but it has been maintained since the Expo, and now it has become one of the important tourist attractions in Barcelona. Its sprinkler dances with the lights and music. Every summer night, when the fountain begins to perform, it will attract many tourists to stop and watch.

Sun Keqin writes articles and photographs.