Here is a collection photographs taken during a recent trip to
Barcelona.
Many of the photographs are of the Temple Sagrada Familia, designed and
partialy built
by Antoni Gaudi. Started in 1884 it is still under construction. It was
badly damaged in 1936
and rebuilding did not start until 1952.
The first six pictures are of some of the street artists on
the rambla and outside the Temple Sagrada Familia
The
next 24 picture are of the Temple Sagrada Familia
The Arc de Triomf - the ceremonial entrance to
the 1888 Universal
Exhibition
A view of Barcelona from the Museu Nacional D`Art de catalunya.
The
Temple Sagrada Familia is in the distance
The first photgraph is the Museu Nacional D`Art de Catalunya.
As part of the complex are a range of fountains,
the main one goes
through a sequence of displays
and some are shown
in the next 3 photographs.
This
is part of the facade of the apartment block,
known originally as Casa
Mila and nicknamed La Pedrera.
It was built
by Antoni Gaudi.
It is now a museum and is open to the public.
