In Barcelona it's Modernisma--just like it's Art Nouvau in Paris or Secession in Vienna and Budapest, A wholly (but nevertheless eerily similar) way of doing architecture around the turn of the twentieth century. Totally seductive and constantly surprising.
Josep Puig i Cadalfach. Casa Bartamieu Terrades i Brutau. 1905
Domenech i Montaner. Casa Albert Lleo i Morera. 1905
Domenech i Montaner. Editorial Montaner i Simon. (Now Tapaies Foundation). 1880.
Puig i Cadalfach. Casa Antoni Amatller. 1900
Antoni Gaudi i Cornet. Casa Josep Ballto. (Casa del Ossos). 1907.
Antoni Gaud i Cornet. Palau du Guell. 1886-1890
Domenech i Montaner. Palau de la Musica Catalana. 1908.
What treasures, and this is just scratching the surface of the most famous buildings. I could spend a long time (maybe a month?) getting to know these delights. Hmmm . . . .
PS The pictures are mine, but the identifications come f rom A Stroll Through Modernista Barcelona. Lluis Permanyer. Ediciones Poligrafa. 1999.
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ReplyDeleteVery cool, indeed—love the combinaion of curves and more traditional elements!! A very cool building!!
C., from Fairhope