Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
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.... actually, no. It's an architectural work by Antoni Gaudi!
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I was in Barcelona late last month, and it's a fantastic city, made brilliant by the works of Gaudi. The crowd above was admiring his apartment building 'La Pedrera', which is as interesting inside as out for its revolutionary architectural features and conspicuous lack of straight lines
The other apartment building he designed, Casa Batllo, is an homage to St George, the patron saint of Barcelona. The roof of the building is the dragon's back, while the spire is the pommel of St George's sword:
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Probably his most famous work, though (and still under construction after more than 100 years!) is the cathedral La Sagrada Familia, a truly stupendous architectural work that dominates any aerial view of the city (the gap between the tall rows of towers on either side will be filled by one massive tower and some 'smaller' ones).
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The first two are great, especially with the story behind the first
Macka and I are off to Spain at the end of the year - post more from your trip!  So join in the chorus, and sing it one and all!
Nice put together travel piece.
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