El Capricho de Gaudí, Barcelona

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Barcelona, ​​a large Spanish city to practice tourism in Europe, where the genius of Gaudi to immortalized with his architectural works. we've talked about talking about some works of Catalan Gaudí, works emblematic Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and La Pedrera (Casa Mila). But today we will tell you the works of Gaudí, found outside Catalonia. An example is El Capricho de Gaudí, the work we are about to visit virtually. El Capricho de Gaudí, Barcelona


Located in the Cantabrian town of Comillas, Capricho de Gaudí, is one of the original find palaces in Spain. Built in the late nineteenth century, the Palace of Gaudi's whim is a work that was done in parallel with the Casa Vicens, due to the order of the Marquis de Comillas wanted a summer residence adjacent to the Palace of Sobrellano.

The exterior of the palace quickly called our attention for its striking scenery: the main theme is sunflowers combined with playful and organic forms in ceramics, masonry, brick and iron. In addition, the whole work exhibits an oriental, especially in its tower.

Appreciated by all as something very striking and beautiful, the bad part is that we see of the exterior and interior, well worth visiting. One of the works of that time was a young architect Gaudi, starting to forge his reputation and originality.

Although you can not say that it possesses a modernist style, the Capricho de Gaudí is a work that anticipated many of its distinctive features. It has a very good condition, is another must for fans of this architect. Comillas, in turn, can complete a interesting walk among the medieval buildings, baroque and modernist, a rarity in the Iberian Peninsula dating from Catalonia.
Source: locuraviajes.com / blog

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