Barcelona

The Gran Teatre del Liceu

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What is the Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona? Inaugurated in 1847 in la Rambla, in the heart of Barcelona, the Gran Teatre del Liceu is considered one of the most important centres of opera in the world. Despite having been subjected to two serious fires, the building still has its original façade, work of … Read more

Artigas Gardens

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History of the Artigas Gardens   At the beginning of the 20th century, Antoni Gaudí travelled several times to La Pobla de Lillet, a small town located in the Pyrenean foothills, in order to supervise work on a chalet-hut in Catllaràs, built to house technicians working in the nearby cement factory in Clot del Moro, … Read more

Finca Güell

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Finca Güell’s history In 1883, Eusebi Güell finalized the acquisition of various properties in Barcelona’s present-day Zona Universitaria, in the Pedrables neighbourhood. One year later, Güell commissioned Gaudí with the first project to be carried out, which resulted in both a life-long working relationship and close friendship.   The architect worked on the design of … Read more

The Caprice

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What is Gaudí’s Caprice? The Caprice of Comillas is the name that the Villa Quijano is most well known by, a house constructed between 1883 and 1885 by architect Antoni Gaudí in the locality of Comillas, in the north of Spain. He was one of the most important architects of modernisme.   Commissioned by Máximo … Read more

Crypte Güell

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Qu’est-ce que la crypte Güell ? Située dans la ville de Santa Coloma de Cervelló, à quelques kilomètres de Barcelone, la Crypte Güell est une œuvre majeure dans la trajectoire d’Antoni Gaudí, puisqu’elle anticipe de nombreuses techniques de construction que l’architecte moderniste emploierait dans la Sagrada Familia.   Bien qu’il s’agisse d’un projet inachevé, ce … Read more

The Teresian College of Barcelona

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Gaudí and the Teresian College of Barcelona In 1889, Enric d’Ossó, founder of the Teresian Congregation, commissioned Gaudí to continue the project of a large building in the village of Sant Gervasi de Cassoles –absorbed by Barcelona a few years later– in order to accommodate a female boarding college, the headquarters of the congregation and … Read more

Casa Vicens

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The history of Casa Vicens In 1878, Manuel Vicens i Montaner, stockbroker commissioned Antoni Gaudí with the project of a detached summer residence on a plot of land on the western edge of the town of Gràcia, which was then an independent municipality only a kilometre and a half away from Barcelona: the Casa Vicens. … Read more

Casa Calvet

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Casa Calvet, a winning project Located on Carrer Caspe of Barcelona, Casa Calvet was Gaudí’s first work in the Eixample, the neighbourbood that evolved following the demolition of the Catalan capital’s medieval walls. The project was an initiative of the heirs of cotton industrialist Pere Màrtir Calvet, who commissioned Gaudí with the construction of a … Read more

Casa Batlló

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A building transformed into a work of art Located on Passeig de Gràcia, the most important boulevard in Barcelona, Casa Batlló is considered as one of the most original works of architect Antoni Gaudí, a major reference of Catalan Modernism (Modernisme).   The building was constructed between 1904 and 1906, coinciding with Gaudí’s mature architecture … Read more

Bodegas Güell

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History of the Bodegas Güell In 1874, industrialist Eusebi Güell acquires a large estate measuring 825 hectares to the south of Barcelona, on a very rocky coastal area between Sitges and Castelldefells, with the intention of channelling an underground spring towards the capital whilst cultivating some old vineyards and exploiting a limestone quarry. In 1882, … Read more
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