Casa Batlló

Georgia in Barcelona 106
Originally uploaded by peachykeen86

This is a photograph I took during my way too brief stay in Barcelona.

The building photographed is Casa Batlló, a late 19th century home which was renovated (and made wonderful!) by Gaudi in 1904. Antoni Gaudi is my absolute favorite architect and was part of the "el modernismo" movement, which was Spain's take on art nouveau.

I can't wait to go back to Barcelona in the future. The city is gorgeous and a large part of that is due to Gaudi's architecture. It was very difficult choosing which photograph to post because I took many pictures of Gaudi's work while I was there. Go on over to my Flickr site to check out more.

If I had to choose my absolute favorite Gaudi "piece," I'd say the Parc Guell (although it's clear that the Casa Batlló is gorgeous) because it is an entire city park that he designed. I looooove city parks.