Barcelona Trip Overview
“A great morning discovering the genius of Gaudí and Barcelona architecture.”
* Listed as one of the world’s top five architecture tours by The Sydney Morning Herald.
All the guides of Barcelona Architecture Walks are practicing architects, most of whom are professors of architecture, as well as architecture critics. This variety of top professionals provides a wide spectrum of knowledge on a huge range of topics that only Barcelona Architecture Walks can provide. We walk with our own critical and contemporary perspectives and a wry smile on our faces because… we love architecture!
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 hours
* Starts: Barcelona, Spain
* Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Walking Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
“A great morning discovering the genius of Gaudí and Barcelona architecture.”
* Listed as one of the world’s top five architecture tours by The Sydney Morning Herald.
All the guides of Barcelona Architecture Walks are practicing architects, most of whom are professors of architecture, as well as architecture critics. This variety of top professionals provides a wide spectrum of knowledge on a huge range of topics that only Barcelona Architecture Walks can provide. We walk with our own critical and contemporary perspectives and a wry smile on our faces because… we love architecture!
Itinerary
Along the Modernism Route, we will trace the sinuous dream path that took Antoni Gaudí from his social concerns to a total absorption with the divine, until he finally became “the last great cathedral builder.”
We will talk about eclecticism and the end of modernism, the Crypt of Colony Güell and the Sagrada Família, utopian socialism, positivist materialism, the intellectual bourgeoisie, the Spanish Civil War, anarchism, beatification and deliquescent surfaces.
We will see the Antoni Tàpies Foundation and Casa Lleó Morera by Domènech i Montaner, Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch, some hidden Eixample courtyards and, of course, Casa Calvet, Casa Batlló and Casa Milà by Antoni Gaudí. We don’t go inside the buildings.
Stop At:
• Casa Mila – La Pedrera, Passeig de Gracia, 92, 08008 Barcelona Spain
• Casa Batllo, Passeig de Gracia, 43, 08007 Barcelona Spain
• Casa Calvet, C/ Casp 48 Eixample, 08010 Barcelona Spain
• Casa Lleo i Morera, Passeig de Gracia, 35, 08007 Barcelona Spain
• Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Arago, 255, 08011 Barcelona Spain
