I was deeply attracted by the movie "vicky cristina barcelona", whether it was the Spanish guitar in the courtyard under the moonlight at night or all kinds of flowers on Rambla Avenue, from the young men and women in love on the painted porcelain benches in Gouel Park to the flickering light of the sunset through the stone promenade, the romantic and lazy atmosphere was everywhere. So, we started a trip to Barcelona, and planned to measure the dream world created by Gaudi with our steps.
Kissing Wall Elmuro Delbeso-Palau de la mú sica Catalana-Arc de Triomf-Parque Güell—— in Gouel Park-Casa Mila Casa Milà-Casa Batlló in Batro.
Barcelona really deserves to be the capital of art, even beside the cathedral, the works of masters can be seen everywhere. Have you guessed? This is a door with a sense of design. It is said that it was written by Gaudi.
Not far from the cathedral, there is a tall modern building with glass curtain wall, COAC Building of Catalonia Architects' Guild. The simple mural on the outer wall of the building is particularly eye-catching.
It is said that this simple mural was written by Picasso. But to be honest, I don't understand Picasso's paintings, and I can't see any difference from the paintings of kindergarten children.
It is said that the French are romantic, but after I came to Barcelona, I was infected by the romance of the Spanish. Unlike the French, the romance of the Spanish is more enthusiastic and intense. At the end of an alley behind the architect building, there is a mosaic wall. From a distance, the whole wall is four lips kissing.
From a distance, this wall shows two people kissing, with particularly sexy lips and perfect kissing. A closer look reveals that the big pattern of kissing is made up of countless small photos, which are everyday and ordinary photos taken by Barcelona citizens. This contrast from near to far is very surprising and special.
This wall was built to commemorate the Battle of Barcelona in 17 14. The artist collected photos from the public, and finally made the wall with 4,800 different photos in pink. The romance of Barcelona people is very special. The way to commemorate the war is not a monument to heroes, but a kissing wall.
We continue to stroll in the old city. Not far away, an interesting face sculpture stands on the side of the road. It is carved from a flat stone, called "a head". By using people's visual illusion, it looks like a three-dimensional head from a distance. What interests me most is that he is dragging a big braid.
In the alley behind "a piece of head", I inadvertently saw a small dome with Arabic customs and rushed over involuntarily. What a beautiful building!
Palau de la Música Catalana, Catalonia Music Palace, built in 1905-1908, is one of the shocking modernist buildings in Barcelona.
The outer wall of the Music Palace is decorated with group sculptures created according to folk songs, including traditional Catalan elements and Arabic elements, which are colorful and eye-catching.
This is the masterpiece of Mondanel, Gaudi's teacher and master of modernist architecture, a masterpiece of modernism with a history of one hundred years.
It is hard to imagine that such an architectural treasure is hidden deep in an alley in a very crowded block in the old city of Barcelona. The narrow lane in front of the Music Palace can only accommodate the next car, and it is difficult to take a full picture of it even with a wide angle.
The bottom floor of the Music Palace is an arcade supported by huge columns, with bright colors such as red, yellow, green and sky blue as the main colors, and a crown badge is carved on the top of the colonnade in the middle.
The pillars are densely covered with colorful flower patterns made of mosaics.
This round hole surrounded by mosaic patterns on the colonnade is actually the ticket window of the Music Palace, which is very cute and quite childlike.
If you want to visit this magical concert hall, you can only take part in seven tours every day from 9: 00-15: 30 from Monday to Friday, and visit according to the prescribed route under the guidance of official lecturers. The languages explained are Catalan, Spanish, French, English and Italian, and one is replaced every half hour, with English being the most.
Unfortunately, the day we went was Sunday, and there was no visiting group. If we want to enter, we can only buy tickets for the evening performance. We had to give up reluctantly.
The main entrance of the Music Palace is a slightly curved square arch made of red bricks and decorated with relief, which is colorful and exquisite.
Columns covered with mosaic puzzles, huge group carvings and bright and delicate murals make the whole building look like flowers.
The second floor of the Music Palace is a semi-open balcony with a row of Aquarius column guardrails, which is beautiful; The upper end of the style supports three peacock-screen-shaped balconies. Mosaic puzzles and paintings are everywhere, and the whole building is like a delicate work of art.
Colorful sculptures and ceramic mosaics are the most prominent features here. There are 14 flower columns on the balcony on the second floor, and each column is decorated with different flower patterns composed of mosaics.
The top of the column is decorated with flower-shaped stigma, such as blooming flowers. It is said that there are 3,000 roses hidden here, which are scattered on the roof, wall posts and glass, just like a performer's secret garden.
Busts of three great composers, Wagner, Bach and Beethoven, are hung outside the three-story balcony.
On the third terrace, there is a modern song and dance theme mural made up of mosaics, which suddenly reminds me that this was originally the base camp of Barcelona choir.
We tried to lean back and try to get the whole music palace into the camera. On a pillar at the intersection of the two fa? ades of the concert hall, a group of grand reliefs based on Catalan folk songs and fables are strikingly carved. This group of sculptures broke through the limitation of narrow terrain, emphasized the existence of the main entrance, and highlighted the beauty and elegance of the facade of the Music Palace.
The red brick facade, style, relief, painting and mosaic collage not only collide and interweave visually, but also integrate the architectural style of Spanish elements and Arabic elements, which also makes the whole building a unique work of art.
The coffee shop in the entrance hall is the only place where you can enter the Music Palace for free. The ceiling in the hall is luxuriously decorated, but the pillars made of red bricks are so simple and pure.
The coffee shop is the meeting place and the dissolution place for visitors. Compared with the external decoration, the decoration of the coffee shop in the concert hall is much more exquisite and colorful: marble columns, ceilings decorated with exquisite mosaic stickers and geometric relief graphics, colorful large glass partitions, antique classical lamp posts ...
Besides coffee, there are also some delicious snacks for people to kill time while waiting for a visit or enjoying a concert.
Seeing the pillars full of flowers again makes us feel like we have walked into a coffee shop full of flowers in an instant.
Four Cats Cafe is located deep in a narrow lane nearby. It is a gathering place for many artists and intellectuals. Picasso, Dali, Miro and Gaudi were all frequent visitors here. Picasso also made posters for four cats, which later became the cover of today's restaurant menu.
In order to enjoy the free time, we decided to arrive at Parque Güell in Gouel Park before the evening, passing through Parque de la Ciutadella, the largest green lung in Barcelona.
There is a straight avenue between Castle Park and Arc de Triomf, with neat palm trees and unique street lamps on both sides. On the way, we were also pleasantly surprised to find a map of this area painted on the road.
The magnificent building on one side of the street is the Barcelona court.
The Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona, built as the main entrance of the 1888 World Expo, is a Moorish revival style building built with strong red bricks. The gold carving is antique and isolated, so it looks particularly eye-catching and spectacular.
All the sculptures on the Arc de Triomphe are white, which is in sharp contrast with the red of the main body. The front lintel is engraved with "Barcelona rep les nacions" (Barcelona welcomes all countries); The stone carving of the lintel on the back is called "recompense"; The Arc de Triomphe has 12 female statues, which represent honor and prestige; The top is decorated with the provincial emblems of 49 other Spanish provinces.
In Europe, many cities have their own Arc de Triomphe, but the Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona is rigorous and romantic, especially the red Arc de Triomphe is rare and unique.
The Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona is more magnificent than the Arc de Triomphe in Constantinople in Rome. Near the evening, the area around the Arc de Triomphe in Castle Park is a good place for running and walking.
After a bus ride, we finally arrived at Parque Güell, a paradise designed by Gaudi in Gouel Park, which I miss so much day and night.
Stepping into the gate of the park is like entering another world. On the uneven terrain, Gaudi designed a unique corridor, which was built between the mountains and forests.
Gaudi succeeded in organically combining nature and architecture into a perfect whole, which was made of local uncut brown rocks. The structure was complex, but it had a primitive style, and the artistic interest and architectural style were brought into full play.
None of the pillars of the corridor are straight, just like trunks in natural forests. The shapes are basically taken from animals and plants, some are like elephant legs, some are like palm trees, and some are human figures. The materials of these pillars are all made of local stone, which looks rough and simple, but it looks like nature.
Gouel Park, an open space facing the sea, is a masterpiece of Master Gaudi. It used to be just a bare hill. 1900 ——1914 years, Gaudi splashed and splashed ink freely on this colorless canvas, which made this "bald mountain" glow with infinite vitality.
This small pink building, slightly off the main road and hidden among trees, is now a Gaudi Museum. Although it was designed by Gaudi's apprentice, it fully embodies Gaudi's classic elements. Coupled with the setting off of the sunset glow that day, it is like a fairy tale world that falls on earth.
Along the mountain road, we came to the big platform square, where we saw many benches, which were inlaid with colorful broken porcelain, winding like dancing dragons and undulating waves, forming a poetic artistic conception.
A winding bench made of stone, with mosaic fragments on the surface, is rich in patterns and details, and has hidden meanings. Here, whether it is the spatial form or the light and shadow color, from the whole to the details, it is full of interest and beauty, which surprises people everywhere.
The edge of the big platform is my favorite, and it can be called the mobile mosaic bench with the longest length in the world. Colorful flowing benches, in addition to creating a rich visual experience, are full of comfort when sitting or lying here.
When we come to the city of Gaudi, we will always be moved inadvertently. Walking on the road here and looking at these colorful colors along the way give us a visual enjoyment. Strolling through it is like walking in a colorful fairy tale world.
The mosaic bench also serves as the wall of the square. As we approach the backrest of the winding bench step by step, we can't help but feel like a pilgrimage. The blue and white cartoon tower comes into view first.
Under the blue and white tower, there is a more cartoon gingerbread house. On the roof, there is a little red riding hood, surrounded by many small towers and protrusions, and the circular window under the spire is inlaid with Gaudi's iconic cross.
When two concierges suddenly appeared in front of us, we knew that this was the main entrance of Gouel Park.
This concierge is absolutely the most beautiful concierge in the world. The concierge is decorated with white wavy ceramics, which is particularly naughty and childlike under the blue sky and green trees. No wonder they are affectionately called "candy houses".
This is like a house out of a fairy tale, like a gingerbread house covered with a layer of cream and covered with bright glaze. Seeing this lovely house, I want to open my eyes and walk into this fantastic concierge with the spirit of adventure.
Under the blue-purple sunset glow, colorful Gouel appears in front of us, which is not only a miracle created by Gaudi, but also an immortal utopia and a playground dedicated to God!
You can be surprised everywhere here. At the moment, the park is like a fairy tale world that is about to fall asleep, and it is like a giant work of art hanging in the air.
Gaudi uses local materials to integrate architectural sculptures, leisure squares, road corridors, public facilities and the natural environment, presenting a beautiful urban space.
As the sky grew dark, we greedily looked out again and crossed the clouds in Barcelona. Those dense and colorful buildings stood far away under the blue sea and blue sky ...
We have been sitting on the lights since the evening. The tourists who come here, like us, can't bear to leave for a long time.
Barcelona is the son of the sea, and water is an important element in Barcelona's architectural design. Therefore, it is as soft and quiet as the sea against the blue-purple sky.
Reluctantly, we went down the road to a Baizhu Hall with 86 stone pillars. Such a dense and regular array of columns is like a forest, and the top construction of the columns is spectacular, and the bumps are like the ceiling of clouds and waves.
The top design of Baizhu Hall is very beautiful, all decorated with mosaic patterns. Looking up, it gives people a sense of visual shock.
Below the Baizhu Hall is the famous colorful lizard steps. Here, you can clearly see the exquisite dome at the top of the colonnade, which fluctuates like waves.
This is the most famous colorful lizard fountain in Gouel Park. Fountain is composed of lizard and chameleon, and its surface is made of mosaic tiles, with bright color and vivid shape. Every time it rains heavily, lizards and chameleons will spew out running water from the Baizhu Hall, which is particularly vivid and lovely.
The chameleon representing the patron saint of Catalonia. What impressed me the most was its four feet, so hard, as if afraid of falling.
A "giant lizard" representing the emblem of Catalonia.
The low walls on both sides of the steps are winding, and colorful tiles are stuck on the walls, forming strange and inexplicable patterns, like a curved python.
When the lights are fully lit, the colorful walls are covered with a warm yellow tulle.
At the beginning of the lights, under the warm yellow light, the blue and white mushroom towers and candy-like stone houses make people feel like entering a surreal paradise.
On the outer wall of the park, the words "Gouel Park" are spliced by broken porcelain pieces.
In the night, we walked along the outer wall of the park and walked step by step to the foot of the mountain.
On the way to the restaurant, we met a super beautiful building on the roadside. Only by watching the navigation can we know that this is the famous Casa Vicens of Vinson's house, which is Gaudi's first important work. He was only 26 years old.
Vinson's House was built in the 1980s. Although it has gone through more than 30 seasons, this privately owned building has always maintained a low-key and mysterious posture, and it is still so full of vitality, like a fashionable young girl standing on the streets of Barcelona.
Most of the tiles on the exterior wall of Vinson's House are in green and yellow tones, and there are green and white checkerboard-style combination tiles with uniform and beautiful colors.
Most of the decoration design of Vincent's house is presented by yellow-green calendula tiles. It is said that marigold is actually a native plant found by Gaudi on the building site of Vinson's House, which really conforms to the character of Master Gaudi, and many of his architectural details like to draw on nature.
At the beginning, Gaudi was greatly inspired by the dense palm trees here. Therefore, the window guardrail of Vinson House is an amazing cast iron structure with palm leaves.
The facade of Vinson House is covered with all kinds of tiles, painted with all kinds of plants and flowers, which makes people feel full of vitality everywhere.
At the corner, Gaudi broke the simple and boring straight-line intersection of traditional buildings, skillfully used the simple technique of concave-convex stacking of red bricks, and decorated with arched flower windows and ceramic tiles, which made the unremarkable facade have rich changes in three-dimensional levels.
This is a Moorish-style building, with a large number of ceramic tiles on the exterior and very bright colors. When I first saw the colorful Vincent's house, I had a fairy-tale pleasure.
We bid farewell to this fantastic building step by step, and I really want to impress every detail of it in my mind.
Not far from Vinson's house, it is a simple and practical Taverna El Glop restaurant that local residents like to patronize. Maybe it's because the whole restaurant was packed at dinner time, which seemed a little noisy and crowded.
Paella has been eaten many times, and this time we specially ordered cuttlefish paella. Although the dark looks are not very good, the cuttlefish paella is fresher and more delicious.
Here, the cuttlefish paella is almost a must for the table. I looked around and was delighted to see that the two Taiwan Province girls next to me had a good time, and they even showed their dark teeth and took a selfie.
I also ordered a roast pork chop, which was quite satisfactory without any surprises.
During dinner, after checking the navigation, it was found that the restaurant was less than 1.5 km away from Casa Milà, Mila House, and Casa Batlló, Batro House. So, we decided to go on foot.
Walking to an intersection, you can see from a distance that a white building stands conspicuously on the street corner. The whole wall is like a rough sea, with ups and downs, and grotesque chimneys and ventilation pipes are set up on the roof. This is another work of Gaudi-Casa Milà Milà.
Mira House, the last private residence designed by Gaudi, adopts streamline structure and inherits Gaudi's weird style. When I came near, I looked up at the undulating roof, as if I were in the ocean.
Wavy appearance, white stone external wall, such as long-term erosion by seawater and weathered rock mass full of holes; The rock mass is a black fence made of twisted iron bars, and with wide windows, it makes people think.
This is a grotesque stone house. What makes it unique is the curve design of the outer body of the building. Its roof is uneven, its walls are uneven, its doors are strangely designed, and its winding curves can be seen everywhere. The whole building is particularly dynamic.
Passing through Gracia Avenue, on the other side of the road, we met a fairy-tale castle-like building, which is Casa Batlló, an apartment building with unconventional appearance, and a representative work of Gaudi's creative maturity. Although they were both designed by Gaudi, their styles were quite different. Gorgeous colors and exaggerated shapes seemed to be more popular with the nobles at that time.
Bartholomew House has a history of 100 years and has undergone many renovations. The exterior wall of the whole building is covered with colorful mosaics with bright colors; The roof looks like Long Lin, full of magic everywhere.
The exterior wall is decorated with colorful broken porcelain pieces, which is not only bright in color, but also more durable than painting. The balcony fence inspired by the shell shape has a sense of life, which is a rare breeze in the machine age.
The soft lighting makes the Bartholomew House a little more gentle. Looking up, the glass inlaid with colorful ornaments, the balcony with unique mask and the columns in the shape of bones all enhance the legendary atmosphere.
The balcony of this house looks like an alien's eye patch, which makes me feel cool. The whole building has a dazzling aesthetic feeling, which makes people admire the master's whimsy.
The bracket of the big window in the middle of the second floor is inspired by human bones. Although it looks creative, it does feel a little scary and crazy in the eyes of ordinary people. Therefore, people call it the bone room.
After nightfall, the full-width color window on the second floor looks like a big mouth of a monster, but I don't feel a little bit ferocious.
This area is called the discordant block Illa de la Discordia, and there are several outstanding century-old buildings, which are of their own, and their styles form a huge contrast, giving people a strong visual impact.
On the left side of Bartholomew apartment is a colorful building decorated with Moorish iron plaid, namely Casa Amatlle, Amaye House.
Amateye's home originally belonged to chocolate tycoon Anthony Amateye. Under the light, the shiny stepped gables are decorated with beautiful pink patterns, which makes me feel like pieces of beautifully packaged traditional chocolate.
Nowadays, the ground floor has been transformed into a very chic cafe Faborit, with a counter selling Amateye chocolate, the oldest chocolate in Spain, at a very affordable price.
The complicated embossed flower windows are particularly eye-catching and make the whole building more beautiful.
Casa Lleó Morera, the home of lions and mulberry trees on the street corner, was founded in 1864 and rebuilt in 1902. Unlike many buildings at that time, it was not named after the owner, but after the lions and mulberry trees in the decorative patterns. Now the ground floor is Loewe's flagship store.
The House of Lions and Mulberries is the same architect as Catalonia Concert Hall. He is particularly good at using floral decorations and various flower and plant carvings to make the appearance bright and full of fresh girlish atmosphere.
The flower-handle tiles, reliefs and stained glass are all exquisite and elegant, which fully demonstrate the style of "the architect of flowers" in Mondanel.
Like all the ancient cultural cities with a long history in the world, Barcelona is also the cradle of genius and inspiration, freedom and creation, and it is even called the "Mecca" of the world's avant-garde art. It is often said that without Gaudi's highly personalized works, Barcelona will no longer be Barcelona.
No city shines like Barcelona because of one person. Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh and Picasso all left their traces in Barcelona, but they all stayed on flat paper. Only Gaudi made Barcelona a dream city with its beautiful and ingenious buildings.
The whole of Barcelona is a city of art held up by Gaudi. Walking in the streets of Barcelona, there are traces left by this genius everywhere.
Gaudi, a crazy and romantic genius, sketched the outline of the city with natural curves, endowed Barcelona with new life with excellent architectural art, and left behind immortal works such as the Guel Palace, the House of Mira, the House of Bartholomew and the Gouel Park, which are like gems left by heaven in Barcelona, shining all the time.
Barcelona is Gaudi's city, and Gaudi is the soul of Barcelona, a world famous city.
At this point, our self-driving trip to Iberian Peninsula will come to a successful conclusion. However, it never occurred to us that due to the COVID-19 epidemic, our flight scheduled to return from Barcelona on February 10 was cancelled, and there was no flight. In desperation, we chose to continue traveling in Europe while looking for a return ticket.
The next stop is Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia.
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