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One of the main attractions of the city of Barcelona and the reason why many tourists put this beautiful city on their visiting itinerary, is its large dose of modernist architecture. Index of contents What is modernist architecture? Modernist buildings in Barcelona Antoni Gaudí About Gaudi His work Josep Puig i Cadafalch Lluís Domènech i Montaner What is modernist architecture? Modernist architecture is born from the need to offer something totally new that identifies with the political and social commitment of the moment. In this way, the artists of the late th century and early th century completely broke with the trends of their predecessors. Different types of unusual buildings gain relevance for artists up to this point.
Thus, modernist architecture, in accordance with the new general situation brought about by the industrial and social revolution, gives importance to buildings such as museums, homes, theaters and monuments, ceasing to focus exclusively on churches and palaces. All of this with the clear intention of being part of the new way of life and the change in values that was taking place in the emerging Paraguay Email List capitalist society at the end of the th century. Modernist buildings in Barcelona Antoni Gaudí About Gaudi Antoni Gaudí, born in Reus on June , , was the youngest of five siblings. He grew up in a family environment surrounded by Mediterranean nature, which in his own words "the image is of the Mediterranean" had a great influence on his work.
As a student, he stood out from a young age in the subject of drawing and, as for several generations, his family was dedicated to the manufacture of copper, as he himself declared, this allowed him to internalize the three-dimensionality of objects, being one of the main characteristics of his work. He graduated in architecture in , although throughout his career he had already worked as a draftsman for well-known architects and builders of the time. His work Gaudí's name begins to gain relevance with the Casa Vicens project, but where his career really begins to emerge is from the showcase he exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition. With the modernist, functional and aesthetic design of that work, it earned the admiration of Eusebi Güell, a prestigious Catalan businessman. From that moment on, Güell became, in addition to being a great friend, Gaudí's patron, and together they created such well-known works as Park Güell, the Güell Cellars and the Güell Palace. Gaudí also commissioned El Capricho de Comillas for Count Güell's father-in-law, the Marquis of Comillas.
Thus, modernist architecture, in accordance with the new general situation brought about by the industrial and social revolution, gives importance to buildings such as museums, homes, theaters and monuments, ceasing to focus exclusively on churches and palaces. All of this with the clear intention of being part of the new way of life and the change in values that was taking place in the emerging Paraguay Email List capitalist society at the end of the th century. Modernist buildings in Barcelona Antoni Gaudí About Gaudi Antoni Gaudí, born in Reus on June , , was the youngest of five siblings. He grew up in a family environment surrounded by Mediterranean nature, which in his own words "the image is of the Mediterranean" had a great influence on his work.
As a student, he stood out from a young age in the subject of drawing and, as for several generations, his family was dedicated to the manufacture of copper, as he himself declared, this allowed him to internalize the three-dimensionality of objects, being one of the main characteristics of his work. He graduated in architecture in , although throughout his career he had already worked as a draftsman for well-known architects and builders of the time. His work Gaudí's name begins to gain relevance with the Casa Vicens project, but where his career really begins to emerge is from the showcase he exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition. With the modernist, functional and aesthetic design of that work, it earned the admiration of Eusebi Güell, a prestigious Catalan businessman. From that moment on, Güell became, in addition to being a great friend, Gaudí's patron, and together they created such well-known works as Park Güell, the Güell Cellars and the Güell Palace. Gaudí also commissioned El Capricho de Comillas for Count Güell's father-in-law, the Marquis of Comillas.