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You know what? Bellesguard BEFORE Gaudí, chapel and library. Part II.

By: Ferran Garcés Very few parts -and objects- of the original palace have survived, five centuries before Gaudí, that stood in this place. The Christ in the photo is one of them. It was part of an area we will talk about today, the old chapel. A fundamental piece of the palace along with […]

You know what? Bellesguard BEFORE Gaudí, castle and garden. Part I

By: Ferran Garcés In a publication from 1896, “Barcelona a la vista. Álbum de fotografías de la capital y sus alrededores” (Barcelona in Sight. Album of photographs of the capital and its surroundings), we can read: “Today, from the historic castle of Bellesguart, hardly anything remains except the name, written on a heap of ruins, […]

Did you know? Geometry revealed

By Ferran Garcés Antoni Gaudí is considered one of the most influential architects in the history of architecture, not only in the modernist but also in the modern movement. Among his main contributions, we remember his ability to play with the geometric forms of architecture. Today we inaugurate a series of articles to recall some […]

Saint George, a legend made architecture

By: Ferran Garcés This Sunday is the Feast of Saint George, the most special of our festivities. The Bellesguard Tower is closely related to the legend of Saint George. The devotion to this legend began to take shape in Catalonia during the time of Martin I the Humane, who lived in the medieval castle […]

A day like today: Music from another era in another landscape

By: Ferran Garcés The Torre Bellesguard is an ideal place to recreate the past and, at the very least, to feel transported back in time. Perhaps for this reason it has been the setting for different concerts of early classical music, such as the one we want to remember today, which took place in […]

Did you know? Flaixbac Showcase Concerts at Torre Bellesguard

By: Ferran Garcés The history of Torre Bellesguard often leads us to look back, to the past, but we have also learned to enjoy the present, to squeeze the most out of it, and make it happen in the future.The pandemic forced us to stop. We imagined the future we wanted, and we managed […]

Did you know?: Gaudí Nights, the concerts at Antonio Gaudí’s Torre Bellesguard?

By: Ferran GarcésIn previous articles, we have explained how during the first months of the Covid 19 pandemic, Bellesguard got involved with other cultural assets, badly affected by the closure of theatres, cinemas, and concert halls, and created and went ahead with the Festival Premiers Bellesguard. A project based on synergies, in which Bellesguard provided […]

A day like today: Bellesguard during the confinement: Bellesguard Premieres Festival

By: Ferran Garcés In the previous article we recalled the confinement and one of the initiatives that we undertook from Bellesguard, “The Voices of Bellesguard” to keep in touch with the public and at the time disseminate the great characters that have been part of the history of Bellesguard. But this was not the […]

A day like today: Bellesguard during confinement

By: Ferran Garcés It seemed unbelievable, but it was real. Three years ago, on 14 March 2020, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, announced to the media the beginning of the confinement due to COVID-19. The Bellesguard Tower, despite closing its doors as was obligatory, sought a way to remain in contact with […]

Contributions of Catalan Modernism to the Architectural Development of Barcelona

Barcelona cannot be understood without modernism, it had such a great impact that it transformed the city and the society of the time. How and when did Catalan modernism develop? Catalan modernism emerged at the end of the 19th century. Its origin is due to the changes brought about by the industrial revolution (which began in […]

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