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The Sagrada Familia will reach 200m in height

27 sep 2017/0 Comments/in /by

The Sagrada Familia, an architectural process initiated by Antoni Gaudí in 1883, already has a deadline for the completion of the construction of the six towers and is to 2022.

 

In the works works the highest crane ever installed in the city of Barcelona, ​​capable of exceeding 180 meters in height. The prediction of the architect of the temple, Jordi Faulí, is that in the year 2022 the construction of the central towers ends with the placing of a cross of four arms and of 15 meters of height on the Tower of Jesus Christ. Along with the symbol of the Christian faith as crown will reach the 172.5 meters.

So it will be the highest building in the city.

 

In addition, the construction includes the facade of the Glòria, pending a special plan that depends on negotiations between the patronage of the Sagrada Família and the Barcelona City Council.

 

Restoration of the facade of the Naixement

The budget for the works has increased to 48.9 million euros (almost double that in 2016) because of the large amount of activity. Also, soon the restoration of the façade of the Naixement will begin, the only one that Gaudí saw in life.

The set of 18 towers with the temple will offer a different view depending on the time of day and from each angle. In addition, they highlight a novelty in the Tower of the Virgin Mary and is that it has reached 79 meters, more than half of its final height (138).

BCN Skyline✎

What to do in Barcelona?

20 sep 2017/0 Comments/in /by

The city of Barcelona is known for the number of emblematic places to visit, both day and night.

If you plan to visit the big city and still do not know which routes to take, or which places to visit, this article is made for you.

Resultat d'imatges de barcelona skyline

Enter Park Güell

Because of the large influx of visitors, it can only be accessed with entrance. To know more about it visit the recents posts we published.

Go see the Sagrada Familia

One of the most visited monuments of the whole peninsula, even without being finished. Although we all associate it with the architect Gaudí, at first this work belonged to another.

Take a walk around Montjuïc

Although you can visit whatever time it is, at night you can see one of the most beautiful lights and water shows of its Magic Fountain. Walking or by cable car, climb up as you visit the castle, the Olympic Ring, which was the seat of the 1992 Olympics in which there is the Palau Sant Jordi.

Go to Tibidabo

From here, on the mountain, you can admire the spectacular views of the city and hop on some of the park’s attractions. At the top is the Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Heart.

Enter into the Boquería market

Here you can find from local products to products of the most exotic. If you are one of those who enjoy the food and like to taste, you will live here an authentic gastronomic experience.

Strolling along its beaches

It does not matter if it does not make good weather or it is not summer, you can always take a skateboard or bike ride along the Barceloneta promenade. And if it starts to roar your stomach, approach a restaurant and ask for a good paella, never disappoint.

Lost in the gothic quarter

It is the hippest neighborhood but where there are more bars and restaurants where you can have something at a good price. It is formed by a labyrinth of lost streets. So if you are one of those who do not like to get lost, we recommend taking with you a map or activated GPS.

Barcelona's equipment✎

New equipment with Gaudian motifs

18 sep 2017/0 Comments/in /by

FC Barcelona’s third team, consisting of T-shirt, trousers and garnet stockings, this season will feature a dark garnet color and orange details that recalls the mosaics designed by the Catalan architect, Antonio Gaudí.

According to the technical sponsor of the club, Nike, the clothing incorporates the technology “Aeroswift”, system designed for speed, fit and breathability that enhances the performance of the players.

The shirt has a round neck, a more modern cut and a strip that goes around shoulders and arms in a bright orange color with a mosaic design that evokes the famous Gaudí architecture of the Barcelona’s city, which can be found in Park Güell, for instance.

The team will debut this equipment next Wednesday 27 September, on the occasion of the match of Champions League that they Barça play in Lisbon against Sporting.

And who better to promote the launching campaign for this equipment than midfielder Sergi Roberto. “It is inspired by my city and my culture. Innovation and design take it to another level”, are some of the words he expressed.



Park Güell✎
	10 things you didn’t know about Park Güell				
06 sep 2017/0 Comments/in  /by 
As you know, Parc Güelll is one of the Barcelona’s icons and it’s almost obligatory to go up there and visit it. So much so that there is no day that is not filled with tourists. It’s also a paradigmatic example of an architectural style, modernism, with its architect Antoni Gaudí.


But every work has its curiosities and we are going to reveal them in 2 parts. Here are the first five curiosities.


 


# 1 Why Park Güell?


Well, the initial denomination was “Park Güell” by the British influence that had the project. However, it was not a park but an exclusive urbanization project, as a garden city and its promoter was Eusebi Güell, a rich Catalan businessman of good bourgeois family, that’s why the park is named after him.


In addition, he was an intimate friend and patron of Gaudí, who commissioned several of the works done by the modernist architect.


 


# 2 Business not profitable.


As mentioned earlier, the functionality was not that of a public park but of a garden that housed different houses that would be sold to the Catalan upper class. But only two of a total of 60 were sold. Even Gaudí lived in one of them for some years. In the absence of buyers, the works were abandoned when only 3 of the houses had been built.


This was how what had to be an urbanization ended up being a large garden open to the city.


 


# 3 The columns.


The Hall of the Hundred Columns, also called Sala Hipóstila, is not a very exact name since in reality it has only 86. It was created to serve as market to the new neighbors of the urbanization, but before the failed, the room serves as support to the upper esplanade.


The lower part of the columns is ceramic to facilitate the cleaning tasks of the market.


Imagen relacionada


# 4 Limited entry.


Although access is free, you pay for entering the monumental area and you must request an appointment in advance because access is controlled, only 400 people are admitted at a time.


But people registered in Barcelona come free and without an appointment, as long as they have previously registered in the Gaudir mes program.


# 5 Ecological project.


With the urbanization was expected to collect the water from the rain through the columns of the Sala Hipóstila, in which underneath would install a deposit to store it and exit through the mouth of the dragon in the event that the tank was filled.


Resultado de imagen de dragon park guell

We hope you have learned from these curiosities. In the next article will reveal the remaining.


Now every time you pass Park Güell you will see it with different eyes.




				
				


				

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