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Cataluña is an autonomous region of Spain situated in the northeast portion of the peninsula. Its capital is Barcelona, home of the famous architect, Antonio Gaudí. Other famous Catalans include artists Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Salvador Dalí. The Catalans are a proud and stubbornly independent people with a unique culture.


The building of the Sagrada Familia began and in 1891 to 1900 ends the façade and began to make the four towers. In this time Gaudí was in his total prime and the artist designed to Barcelona '' La casa Batlló'' (1904-1906), the Milà's house named '' La Pedrera'' (1906-1910) , The Güell Park where the artist aplied his great imagine, too designed the church of '' La Colonia Güell'' in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (1900-1914).

For Antonio Gaudí architecture and sculpture are inseparable, with this idea he brought forward in his works to the abstractism. In nowadays critics accept the opinion of Le Corbusier '' Antonio Gaudí was the creator of the modern organic architecture.

 

Antonio Gaudi (1852 - 1926) was born in Reus (Tarragona, Catalonia) and died in Barcelona. He studied in Barcelona, in 1883 he was named architect of the temple of Sagrada Familia de Barcelona, where he worked all his live and dedicated his final years of life, but this plan he could see. Between 1883 and 1893 he made the first stage of build of the Sagrada Familia, at the same time too he built another buildings like '' La Casa Vicents'' '' la finca Güell'' (1884-1887) Barcelona, ''El Capricho'' of Comillas (1883-1885) Santander, The monastery of ''Santa Teresa de Barcelona'', the Episcopal palace of Astorga (1887-1893), The House of Fernandez y Andrés, (1891-1894).

 

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973) - "the most prolific, versatile, and influential artist of the 20th century. To those who claim modern art avoids realism because its artists lack talent, Picasso answered while still a child by painting exceptional realistic works, but fought throughout his career to create new forms of expression. Museu Picasso in Barcelona, Spain displays a good collection of his works, stronger in early paintings than in later works."

 


Fundació Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Born in Barcelona (Catalonia) and died in Palma de Mallorca. He was a painter , potter, sketcher, engraver and sculptor. He studied in the ''Escuela of bellas artes de Barcelona'' with a teachers like Josep Pascó and Modest Urgell, and the same time he studied in the '' Escuela de Comercio''.

The Foundation Joan Miró of Barcelona was created in 1975 and collected the artist's work.

Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989)

Born in Figueras (Girona) in 1904 and died in 1989. He is one of the most famous painters in the 20th century. In his first period he was influenced by the vanguard move with painters like the Spanish Picasso, Carrá and Chirico. In this period belongs pictures like '' Naturaleza muerta'' ''Retrato de su hermana'' and ''Retrato de su padre''.

In 1929 he Left Spain and went to live in Paris.   In 1933 he was expelled from his group and he went to the USA where he consolidated his fame.

Dalí has two museums, one in Figueres (Girona, Catalonia) and the other one in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Art in Spain

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HOTELS
Avenida Palace
Gran Via Corts Catalanes 605-607 Barcelona 08007 Spain Tel: +34 93 301 9600 Fax: +34 93 318 1234
Hotel Arts Barcelona
Carrer de la Marina, 19-21 08005 Barcelona Spain Tel: +34 93 221 1000 Fax: +34 93 221 1070
Gran Hotel Catalonia
Hotel Ritz
Hotel Claris
Pau Claris, 150 Barcelona 08009 Spain Tel: +34 93 487 6262 Fax: +34 93 215 7970
Hotel Husa Palace
Hotel Condes
Hotel Majesic
Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I
av. Diagonal 661 08028 Barcelona Spain Tel: +34 9 344 80808 Fax: +34 9 344 80607
Hotel Princesa Sofia International
Hilton International - Barcelona

Little Spain a.k.a. Poble Espanyol - Created in 1929 for the World Fair has replicas of various famous places in Spain with a variety of foods and entertainment put together like a small town.

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