Sagrada Familia: Floral Adornment

When you visit Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi, it is easy to overlook minor details overwhelmed as you are by the emotional impact of this gigantic masterpiece of universal architecture. When in front of the Nativity Façade, which you can better appreciate sitting on the exterior wall of the premises, take a good look at this floral adornment at one side of the iron gates, notice the elaborate and incredibly realistic contour of the kelp-like metal work. I have to say that this is not the authentic color, of course. Check original picture here.

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Barcelona Sculpture: David and Goliath

Just in front of Hotel Arts and Torre Mapfre there is this funny sculpture called David and Goliath by Antoni Llena, Barcelona (1942). It is one of the 50 sculptures commissioned to several artists during the Olympic Games in 1992. Antoni Llena was already known because of his work with paper or plaster. As you can see, the face resembles a piece of cut-out paper, in fact it is an aluminum sheet standing on three metal tubes.

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Columbus Monument in Barcelona: Silhouette

Today in Barcelona Photoblog I would like to repeat subject: Columbus Monument down Las Ramblas. It is Sunday and according to my statistics this day of the week I receive less visits, so, as apparently less people are watching I won´t indulged into long infos about Colón (you´ve got a previous Columbus post for that) and I will submit this picture of the column as seen from below in the only spot where the afternoon Sun wouldn´t ruin my photograph. You just see silhouettes but there´s something in the light that I like.

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[MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OVER THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA]