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Gaudì Quotes

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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Parc de les Corts

Parks

parc de les cortsThis parks sits on a land that where a tile factory used to be. They manufacturestiles and bricks for the Les corts area and became one of the main suppliers of ceramics also. The factory closed down in 1960 and since then the Parc de les Corts has become a beautiful park perfect for those living in the neighboorhood.

The park has an area of 0.71 hectares and includes play areas for children,
designated areas for dogs and table tennis
tables. If you just want to go and sit on a bench, read a book and relax, this park
has a lot of sites to offer where you can sit beneath the shades of the trees and just enjoy. What not to miss in this park is the sculpture Euclidiana, known also as El quatre elements (the four elements)

   

Parc de les Cascades

Parks

parc de les cascadesThis park that remarks the entrance to Barcelona’s beaches at the Port Olympic is an avenue and a green area at the same time. It enables the visitor to stroll comfortable through the park and enjoy the city and it’s Mediterranean flair.
The park is one part of a series of others that are all connected and linked together and that create a very extensive green area along Barcelona’s coastline.
The Parc de les Cascade has been part of an industrial wasteland recovery project in the early 1990s that took place due to the Olympic Games that were held in the city in 1992 and has been transformed into a nice recreational area that offers a pleasant alternative to the sun and the beaches of Port Olympic.

   

Parc de les Aigües

Parks

Parc de les AigüesParc de les Aigües is located in the d´Horta-Guinardó distric in Barcelona. The park
was refurbished and reopened in 1978, and was extended to a total area of two hectares.

It has beautiful vegetation where three of the species that is presents has been included
in the Cataleg d´Abres d´Interes Local de Barcelona (Catalof og trees of local interest),
whose main responsibility if to preserv and list the most valuable spaces here in Barcelona.
The trees that is in Parc de les Aigües are Ficus carica, Liriodendron tulipifera and
Phototinia glabra. Moreover, several fruit trees is present around the park area.

Further, it is a perfect park for the whole family, where it has picnic areas, several
playgrounds for children, special areas for dogs and sport courts.

   

Parc de la Trinitat

Parks

Parc de la TrinitatParc de La Trinitat is located on lands that used to be farmlands in Barcelona.
It is also one of the port Olympic works that has been constructed in the city. The
park has a total area of around 7 hectares making it a great place to visit for a longer stay with family and friends.

   

Parc de la Primavera

Parks

Parc de la PrimaveraParc de la Primavera is located in the district of Sants-Montjuic and has an area of almost
2 hectares. It includes features such as a recreational area for dogs and play areas for
children.

   

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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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