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May-June 2014 edition
Old is Gold
Editing tips
Barcelona, Spain
Sunset
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In this edition 4) Barcelona, Spain
In this edition we travel to Barcelona, Spain.
10) Sunset
We selected some photos of sunsets.
16) Old is Gold
We invite you to discover the serie of the edition.
Barcelona, Spain Introduction We traveled to Barcelona in Spain and took some photos.. Enjoy!
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Sagrada Familia The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral which must be the seat of a bishop. Construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882, Gaudí became involved in 1883, taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926 less than a quarter of the project was complete. Sagrada Família’s construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project’s greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026, the centenary of Gaudí’s death.
Sagrada Familia Describing Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said, “It is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art” and Paul Goldberger called it, “The most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona, over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona’s cathedral, over Gaudí’s design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí’s death disregarded his design, and the recent proposal to build an underground tunnel of Spain’s high-speed rail link to France which could disturb its stability.
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Barcelona, Spain Park Guell Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It has an extension of 17.18 ha (0.1718 km²), which makes it one of the largest architectural works in south Europe. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudí”. The park was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site, the idea of Count Eusebi Güell, after whom the park was named. It was inspired by the English garden city movement; hence the original English name Park (in Catalan the name is “Parc Güell”). The site was a rocky hill with little vegetation and few trees, called Muntanya Pelada (Bare Mountain). It already included a large country house called Larrard House or Muntaner de Dalt House, and was next to a neighborhood of upper class houses called La Salut (The Health). The intention was to exploit the fresh air (well away from smoky factories) and beautiful views from the site, with sixty triangular lots being provided for luxury houses. Count Eusebi Güell added to the prestige of the development by moving in 1906 to live in Larrard House. Ultimately, only two houses were built, neither designed by Gaudí. One was intended to be a show house, but on being completed in 1904 was put up for sale, and as no buyers came forward, Gaudí, at Güell’s suggestion, bought it with his savings and moved in with his family and his father in 1906. This house, where Gaudí lived from 1906 to 1926, was built by Francesc Berenguer in 1904. It contains original works by Gaudí
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and several of his collaborators. It is now the Gaudi House Museum (Casa Museu Gaudí) since 1963. In 1969 it was declared a historical artistic monument of national interest. It has since been converted into a municipal garden. It can be reached by underground railway (although the stations are at a distance from the Park and at a much lower level below the hill), by city buses, or by commercial tourist buses. From October 2013 the entrance to the Park is free but there is an entrance fee to visit the monumental zone (main entance and the parts containing mosaics). Gaudí’s house, “la Torre Rosa,” — containing furniture that he designed — can be only visited for an another entrance fee. There is a reduced rate for those wishing to see both Gaudí’s house and the Sagrada Família Church. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Park Guell
Casa Mila
Casa Batllo
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Editing Tips Trees on stage! 1 Snapseed app: > Tune image Ambiance: 80 % Contrast: 10% Crop
Trees on stage! 2
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Trees on stage! 3 Picsart app: Effects -> FX -> hdr2 Blur: 100 Unsharp: 1 Saturation: 0 Fade: 60 Text -> Add watermark
Trees on stage! 4 Post it on Instagram
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Sunset In this edition we selected some photos of sunsets. Enjoy!
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A painting on the wall
Old vine
Sunset page 11
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Mystic melancholy
SunseCtitadel
Sun... Blow out page 13
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Old is Gold Revival
1- Agricultural sunset
2- Church with a view
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3- Agricultural sunset 2
4- Old house, oldest temple!
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