A different Gaudí
Anyone who has seen the Sagrada Família and Park Güell finds an entirely different architectural language from the same man.
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If Gaudí interests you, yes, because it completes the picture in a way his famous works do not. If you have two days in Barcelona and have not yet seen the Sagrada Família and Casa Batlló, those come first without argument, and this belongs to a second trip.
North of the city in Sant Gervasi, needing a local train or bus and then an uphill walk. It is not within walking distance of the centre, so allow a journey each way and book your slot before setting out.
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A house designed by Antoni Gaudí between 1900 and 1909, among his least known works and the one furthest from the image most people hold of him. There are no curves and no coloured mosaic here, but a straight-edged stone mass closer to a Gothic castle. The reason is historical: the site held the residence of Martin the First, the last king of the Crown of Aragon, in the early fifteenth century. Gaudí wanted to evoke that Gothic moment, so he built a house with sharp facades, towers and narrow windows, using stone from the site itself so the building would agree with the hill behind it. That makes the visit particularly useful for anyone who has seen the Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló and Park Güell: this is a different Gaudí, and grasping that he worked in more than one architectural language changes how his other work reads. The house remains private and is visited on limited tours, with far fewer people than his famous buildings — a considerable advantage in a city where those works are choked with crowds.
Anyone who has seen the Sagrada Família and Park Güell finds an entirely different architectural language from the same man.
Built on the residence of Martin the First, last king of the Crown of Aragon, which dictated the Gothic character.
Far fewer visitors than his other works, a rare relief in Barcelona.
Carrer de Bellesguard 16, Sant Gervasi, Barcelona