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Gaudí quote 7

When objections were raised as to the extended completion date of the Sagrada Familia, Gaudí said:

"Don´t worry, my client isn´t in a hurry"

Sagrada Familia 
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Sep 01 |06:00 AM

torre agbarTorre Agbar (Agbar Tower) is an incredible cylindrical skyscraper that is located in  the 22@ Poblenou district of Barcelona. The building itself has 34 stories and an additional four underground levels. It is totally 145 metres tall which makes it the third tallest building in Barcelona.


Torre Agbar was designed by the architect Jean Novel and his firm, together with Barcelona architects b720 Arquitectos. Although it might look like a skyscraper, Novel means that it is not a typical skyscraper such as the others around the world. What is most amazing with Torre Agbar is the nocturnal illumination which are displayed at night. It has over 40000 LED lights of different colors giving a beautiful appearce to the tower. At
New Years eve, the lights present a "dance" show where they simulate the 12 bells of the end of the year, this being a typical Spanish tradition.

Address

Av. Diagonal 211
08018 Barcelona

Website

http://www.torreagbar.com

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Gaudí's dead

Not much people know how Gaudí died. From what it known he was hit by a tram in front of Sagrada Familia when he crossed the street aiming to go to the construction side of his masterpiece.

He lay in the hospital "Hospital de la Santa Creu", but people didn't recognise the famous artist because of his neglected appereance.

Only three days later, a friend of him found him in this hospital and asked for a private room for him. The same day, 10 July 1926 he died. 

He was buried in the midst of La Sagrada Família.

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