Barcelona Photoblog

August 18, 2006

Cogwheel at History Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona

Cogwheel


As a reminder of Catalan industrial past, you can admire old machinery parts such as this cogwheel at the History Museum of Catalonia in front of Barcelona port.

August 17, 2006

Catalan Modernisme: Casa Pia Batlló

Casa Pia Batlló


Casa Pia Batlló taken from Rambla Catalunya. Check previous post for some more information. If you want to know more about Modernisme (not Modernism), feel free to use the new Barcelona Photography search engine (orange rectangle on my sidebar) or the Google box at the bottom.

August 16, 2006

Modernist Street Lamp at Casa Pia Batlló in Barcelona

Street Lamp at Casa Pia Batlló


This modernist street lamp with an elaborate ironwork can be admired on the façade of Casa Pia Batllò, a house designed by the famous Catalan architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas (1848-1910). Built from 1891 to 1896, this modernist building is located at the insection of Gran Via Les Corts and Rambla Catalunya.

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