Barcelona,
Casa Batllo,
Casa Mila,
Casa Vicens,
Catalonia,
Europe,
La Sagrada Familia Cathedral,
Palau Guell,
Parc Guell,
Spain,
world heritage sites
Friday, 11 September 2015
Barcelona is one of the major cities in Spain. Barcelona has good weather conditions throughout the year, luxury nightlife, delicious local cuisine, fascinating history, impressive culture and incredible natural scenery such as beaches and mountains. In other word, Barcelona can be said to have the complete package as a tourist city so that Barcelona became one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Barcelona is able to attract millions of visitors each year. Barcelona also has many magnificent heritage building into a tourist attraction. Many magnificent arts in Barcelona are caused the large number of artists who lived in Barcelona such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Antoni Gaudi. Antoni Gaudi was one of the architects of Catalonia which was famous for his unique style designs. Antoni Gaudi managed to create a unique and magnificent buildings. Some works of Antoni Gaudi recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. There are six buildings works of Antoni Gaudi which is recognized by UNESCO as world heritage sites below.
La Sagrada Familia Cathedral
Templo Expiation de la Sagrada Familia is the official name in Spanish from the La Sagrada Familia cathedral. The La Sagrada Familia is one of the icons of Barcelona which became the main destination for tourists in Barcelona. From the outside, the building of La Sagrada Familia has three sides face which becomes a symbol of nativity, passion, and glory. The La Sagrada Familia built since 1883 and the construction was still continued until this year (2015). Local authorities estimate that the construction of the La Sagrada Familia will be finished in 2025. The duration of the construction that has reached more than 130 years because of the complexity of the building which is full detail sculpture ornament. The entry ticket into the La Sagrada Familia is EUR 14.8 for without into tower and EUR 19.3 for extra into the tower. Visitor in the La Sagrada Familia is very much and causing long queues when buying a ticket. Visitors can avoid the queues in the purchase by purchasing tickets by online. The location of the La Sagrada Familia is located in Calle Mallorca 401, Barcelona, Spain.
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| La Sagrada Familia Cathedral |
Casa Vicens
Casa Vicens is a family residence in Barcelona and built for industrialist Manuel Vicens in Barcelona. The building of Casa Vicens is located in Carrer de les Carolines 24, Gracia district, Barcelona, Spain. The Casa Vicens is covered with spectacular green and white tiles. The Casa Vicens is a private residence thus the interior of the Casa Vicens can not be visited anytime. Fortunately, the Casa Vicens is still generally open on Saint Rita's Day (May, 22). Perhaps, the Casa Vicens can be opened to the public in 2016 because MoraBanc bought the Casa Vicens on 27 March 2014 and it will not be a private house anymore,
source.
Parc Guell (Guell park)
Parc Guell can be regarded as one of the best works of Antonia Gaudi. The Parc Guell is located in the Carmel hill, Barcelona, Spain. The Parc Guell established in 1914 and opened into a public park that can be enjoyed by all travelers since 1923. Actually, the Parc Guell was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site. The Parc Guell was a rocky hill which has little vegetation and few trees. Since October 2013, there is no entrance ticket to the Park. The entrance ticket is only charged to visitors who want to get to the monumental zone. Tickets costing of EUR 7 for adult and EUR 4.9 for the child can be purchased
online.
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| Parc Guell |
Palau Guell (Guell Palace)
Palau Guell is a mansion which is built between 1886 and 1888. The Palau Guell is located in the Career Nou de la Rambla, El Raval neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Palau Guell is actually a family residence of Guell. Ticket entrance into the Palau Guell is EUR 12 and it can be bought at the Palau Guell
web or at the ticket office Palau Guell.
Casa Mila (La Pedrera)
Location of Casa Mila is easy to find because it is located in one of the main streets in Barcelona, is located in Passeig de Gracia, 92. The Casa Mila or also known as La Pedrera was completed built in 1912. The surface of the building of the Casa Mila looks bumpy and had a balcony like iron melted. The cost entrance to the La Pedrera is EUR 37.5 for adult and EUR 18.75 for child (prices can change at any time, update the price of admission to Lapredera
official web).
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| Cassa Mila |
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo is a house of the Antoni Gaudi works which has a unique shape and filled with works of high art. The uniqueness of this building make the tourists are interested to know more about the house that has an Renaissance aura. The cost entrance to the Casa Batllo is EUR 21.5 for adult and EUR 18.5 for child (prices can change at any time, update the price of admission into
here). Location Casa Batllo is located not far from the Casa Mila, is located in Passeig de Gracia, 43. The surface of the building of Casa Batllo decorated with colorful ceramic shards. The windows and balconies look like a form of bone so that the Casa Batllo is often called the House of Bones.
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| Casa Batllo |
