Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Researching Antoni Gaudi

I believe I have whinged enough about my  lack of numeracy skill and get back to something that I find relatively easy.  I am researching Antoni Gaudi.  If anyone watched the Olympics in Barcelona  would have seen Guadi's unfinished masterpiece the Church of the Sagrada Familia.  Even though Gaudi died in 1926 the church is still under construction.  Having been to Kuala Lumpur I was surprised to see that the Petronas Tower is almost a direct copy of the original steeples of Gaudi's church.  I wonder if the architect gave Gaudi  credit for the basic idea. Another of Gaudi's well known works is the Park Guell.  This enormous park has all Gaudi's signature curves. All the seats  and the buildings plus his dragon fountain are all finished in mosaic.  Judging by the size of the park it is probable that Gaudi did not do all the mosaic work, there simply wouldn't have been time.  However, I am quite happy to stand corrected.  As you can see I am most enthusiastic about Gaudi.  If you are interested in Gaudi there is plenty of information on the net.  I love research.

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