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joeybee12

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14. This was 15 years ago...be sure to visit the main park...he designed that...can't

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #12)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 06:40 PM

Apr 2014

think of the name...it's got the huge tiled lizard, and you can buy miniature souveniers of those EVERYWHERE. Stroll down the main tourist street...begins with a P...a couple of his houses there...and be sure to see the unfinished Church of the Holy Family...they'll never finish it...everyone argues over what he wanted...he was working on it when he died almost 100 years ago now, I believe...and they do a little more every once in a while, then people argue about how it did or didn't fit his "vision."

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Found: Stunning Gaudí stained glass windows [View all] flamingdem Apr 2014 OP

What a wonderful find! Thank you! CTyankee Apr 2014 #1

Admittedly I am jaded, but really? ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2014 #2

Some people think the Mona Lisa is boring. moriah Apr 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author moriah Apr 2014 #5

Gaudi is using a modern vision with the traditional form of stained glass flamingdem Apr 2014 #4

the form otherone Apr 2014 #7

Isn't it a bit of a stretch to call stained glass gaudy? moriah Apr 2014 #6

LOL You mean like this example? flamingdem Apr 2014 #11

I am speechless ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2014 #27

Oops I thought you had deleted this flamingdem Apr 2014 #13

Beautiful. And I say that as a huge fan of Harry Clarke's work. blm Apr 2014 #8

Thanks, didn't know about Harry Clarke flamingdem Apr 2014 #16

I have a nice collection of books he illustrated, too. blm Apr 2014 #18

I think he was well-named LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #9

I fell in love with Barcelona largely because of his work... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #10

Any tips on not to be missed Gaudi creations? flamingdem Apr 2014 #12

This was 15 years ago...be sure to visit the main park...he designed that...can't joeybee12 Apr 2014 #14

Park Guell TuxedoKat Apr 2014 #19

Thanks... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #26

The first one is incredibly disturbing. hootinholler Apr 2014 #15

Very observant of you, didn't see that aspect flamingdem Apr 2014 #17

Wow, these seem restrained for Gaudi. idendoit Apr 2014 #20

Stunning. Wonder if they'll put them in here somewhere: Brigid Apr 2014 #21

For a second I thought it was an image flamingdem Apr 2014 #24

That's the Sagrada Familia church. Brigid Apr 2014 #25

Tralfamadorian Octafish Apr 2014 #22

I love this flamingdem Apr 2014 #23

Gaudi would have loved Vonnegut. Perhaps in another STC... Octafish Apr 2014 #30

Man I Loved That Book !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #28

You know Borges? Octafish Apr 2014 #32

wow Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #29

K'n'R ucrdem Apr 2014 #31