August 16, 2024 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés The Torre Bellesguard gathers a series of fabulous animals that form a symbolic bestiary of their own, as often happens in modernist buildings and especially in Gaudí’s work. In other posts, we have already talked about them (link). Today we want to add a couple more that,…
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By Ferran Garcés The history of Bellesguard, from the palace of Martin I the Humane in 1409 to the house designed by Gaudí in 1909,…
July 4, 2024 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés One of the most common questions during visits is at what point in his life Gaudí built Torre Bellesguard. Is it one…
May 30, 2024 5 min read
By: Ferran Garcés In the header photo, we see the tomb of King Martin I the Humane, in the royal pantheon of the Monastery of…
May 23, 2024 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés A couple of weeks ago, we talked about Gaudí’s peculiar conception of rooftops. Torre Bellesguard is a good example of this due…
May 16, 2024 3 min read
By: Ferran Garcés From the rooftop of Torre Bellesguard, one of the buildings that stands out the most is the Valldonzella monastery, home to Cistercian…
May 2, 2024 2 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Bellesguard is much more than a Gaudí building. Before him, there are centuries of history. The current work, in fact, pays tribute…