As in previous visits, our main interest in Barcelona is in its Modernist architecture, the Spanish version of art nouveau. There are instances of modernism all over Spain, but Barcelona's concentration and centrality in the movement make it special. So mostly we just walk the streets, mostly in the Eixample district, our copy of the Modernism Route guide and map in hand, our eyes mostly up in the air, looking at the glorious facades. And plenty of other things too. On this day, April 13th, we walked mostly the Ramblas de Catalunya, north of the Plaza, veering from one side street to the next.
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Design overhead, mirroring some of Barcelona's
famous sidewalk tiles |
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| Thus, below on the sidewalk |
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The "ages of man" is a popular artistic theme, from the
Renaissance, but we'd never seen it done entirely with
female figures; Casa Garriga Nogues |
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| Today's caryatids |
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| Three beauties in a row, none listed on the ruta |
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| Detail... |
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Entrance to parking garage beneath the previous
beauty; seriously; why can't all parking garages be
like this? (hint: may have something to do with a
living wage...) |
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Entry into an office building on the Ramblas...nicest We Work
we've seen |
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| Famous old pharmacy |
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| The clerk invited us in for pix |
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| Casa Evarist Juncosa |
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| Casa Francesc Farreras |
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| Some are well identified; some not |
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| Casa Marfa |
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| Modernisme echo |
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| Our long-time favorite... |
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| Casa Comalot |
