Barcelona Gaudi Architecture

On this page you'll find an introduction to Barcelona Gaudi Architecture and find out why his work is so important in Barcelona.

Gaudi's work is admired by architects around the World as being one of the most unique and distinctive architectural styles.

His work has greatly influenced the face of Barcelona Architecture and you will see Gaudi's work all over the city.

Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus in 1852 and received his Architectural degree in 1878.

From the very beginning his designs were different from those of his contemporaries.

Gaudi's work was greatly influenced by forms of nature and this is reflected by the use of curved construction stones, twisted iron sculptures, and organic-like forms which are traits of Gaudi's Barcelona architecture.

Gaudi also adorned many of his buildings with coloured tiles arranged in mosaic patterns. This added another important dimension to his buildings which is so often overlooked by architects - the use of colour.

The combination of original design, interesting shaped stonework, and vibrant colours in Gaudi's work give the viewer a truly breathtaking visual experience.

To give you an outline of his style we have prepared three separate pages reviewing a selection of Barcelona Gaudi's work.

Barcelona Gaudi Architecture - Sagrada Familia -

A giant temple, probably Gaudi's greatest works and is the No.1 most visited attraction in Barcelona

Park Guell -

A magical park with amazing buildings, sculptures, and tile work designed by Gaudi. You will also find Gaudi's old home in Park Guell which is now open to the public as a small museum.

Casa Batlló -

One of the most interesting and unusual houses in Barcelona.

If you would like to see more photos of Barcelona Gaudi's work we suggest you visit our Barcelona Photo Guide Map page. On this page we have a map showing the locations of important landmarks in Barcelona and linked them to an extensive photo guide to the city. The landmarks you need to looks out for are the three we have listed above along with La Pedrera.

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