Antiques Market, Barcelona: Virgin

This is a small antiques market that is temporarily set along Portal del Angel street, near El Corte Inglés building. Although there are bigger and more interesting markets selling these articles in Barcelona, some of the objects caught my attention during a recent walk. Remember I showed you a vintage phone, well now you can admire this beautiful image of the virgin whose facial traits and garments evidence the skill and creative talent of the original artist.

The Lady in the Hat: Barcelona Photoblog and Some Important News!

Please, change your link to my page (if any) to www.barcelonaphotoblog.com

I know many of you have gone through this before if you are in the blogspot domain. Some others don't. I finally decided to register my new domain and am redirecting everyone that lands on this page towards the new address. If you are here you don't notice any difference of course cause you have been redirected already but for me and the good indexing of this site it is important that you "waste" just a minute of your time and change the old barcelonaphotoblog.blogspot.com to www.barcelonaphotoblog.com

Thanks! I chose the Lady in the Hat here on the metallic window of a cosmetics shop for two reasons: to use a flashy image to call your attention on the change of links and to emphasize that this blog is NOT closed as this shop. It is as happy, as healthy and seductive as the lady in that painting or graffiti.

I want to thank all those who keep coming and I apologize for my not coming here that often lately. I was busy and musing about this domain thing. It is not easy, you see.

If anyone wants to know how to do it I might be of help. What is going to happen with rank, that, I will soon find out but I will do my best so Barcelona Photoblog keeps looking good and has better exposure on the web. Once again, thank you.

Sant Pau Hospital's Gates: Modernist Ironwork

This is a detail of one of the angels and the holy cross on top of Hospital de Sant Pau main gates. I enhanced the rusty surface of the ironwork which was already bathed in the last rays of the afternoon sun. Check this old post where there is another snap of the holy cross.

Now we are going to open the gates of your visit to one of the most renowned works of Domenech i Montaner and a magnificent representative of Catalan Modernisme.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the modernista complex of Sant Pau.

Here is the:

Top List of Things to Learn about Modernism and Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

• Tiled Cupola at Modernista complex in Hospital de Sant Pau
• Modernist Wall adornment
• Sant Jordi Killing the Dragon - mosaic
• Gargoyles
• Modernisme in Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
• Clock Tower
• Cross and Pavilion
• Modernist Ceiling
• Modernista Turret
• Ceiling at Hospital de Sant Pau
• Archangel Sculpture by Eusebi Arnau
• A touch of Fresh Air in Architecture
• Musings on Religion with Mosaic in Hospital de Sant Pau
• Dome Casa de Convalescencia
• Stained Glass Window at Casa de Convalescencia
• Modernist Stained Glass in Casa de Convalescencia Dome