We were supposed to meet in the lobby.
We woke up 10 minutes after we were supposed to meet in the lobby.
Since our alarm didn’t go off this morning, we woke up 10 minutes after we were supposed to meet in the lobby.
We didn’t get breakfast, since our alarm didn’t go off this morning and we woke up 10 minutes after we were supposed to meet in the lobby.
Ah well. Ce’st La Vie!
The most iconic building we saw today, and one of Barcelona’s main tourist attractions, is Gaudi’s Basilica De la Sacrada Familia- or Basicilica of the Sacred Family. Construction of the building began in the 1820s, and it’s STILL under construction today. In fact, it isn’t likely to be finished for another 20, maybe up to 40 years. The basilica is very unique for its parabolic structure- a new invention in architecture at the time. I don’t understand it well enough to explain it, but essentially, Goudi discovered a way to use straight lines to build curved lines.
We also spent some time looking several at other works by Goudi. Goudi once said, “The straight line belongs to man; the curved line belongs to God.” What a perfect way to explain his style of architecture! Goudi’s designs are chock-full of curved lines. They have so many curved lines that the buildings look like they belong on a different planet. But there’s also a lot of symbolism behind his designs, which makes his work easier to appreciate.
We also walked through the business area in the city and saw a lot of really contemporary architecture. We saw way too many buildings to mention them all, plus most of them I can't remember their names, but these are pictures of some of my favorite buildings we saw:
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