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Which you might need to do. Because
no matter how long I observed his stun- From top:
ning creations, I could not find the lan- A Gaudí-
guage to describe the whimsical fairytale designed
buildings and park that Gaudí designed. building in
“You can stay there one hour looking at Park Güell,
things and realize there are things you now the park’s
souvenir shop;
have not seen before,” says Aleix Mar-
஗ΐɝᑌΥ਷઺߅˖ଡ଼ᔌ˰ޢ ਜַФ༨൳ऎࠦdɓٜஹટՑ
torell, a member of the Rotaract Club del the Passeig de
፲ପΤఊf Vallès, as we take in Gaudí’s architectural Gràcia was the
ዝ̦અɮٙࠨဧಥ(Port Vell)f
wonder, the Sagrada Família Basilica, the epicenter of
ҢࡁۃֻᎴඩٙࣸזГ Ңίᚣ̨ɪѬɨԸdԭ
tallest church in the world.
Modernisme
Gaudí began work on the basilica in in the early
ԭɽ༸ (Passeig de Gràcia)dவ ז্༆ᙑႭdኋ၍ˋ෦ඤॶ݊
1883, and it’s been under construction
20th century.
ever since. On 10 June of this year, the
ɓࢭضऎ̹۬dШίՉπίٙ
༁݊ 20 ˰ߏڋତ˾˴່ٙቤ anniversary of Gaudí’s death,
100th
Pope Leo XIV blessed the church’s re -
̯הίfίவ༁dઆึ೯ତՇ ɽ௅ʱࣛග༁d̴ே݊ߠ࿁ഹ
cently completed spire, the tallest of the
14 that adorn the church. Want to step
ࢭ͟৷ୋணࠇe޴൷ස఻ࡈ൑ ɽऎϾ͛fவࢭ̹۬௰ڋ݊ί
inside and view the basilica’s giant tree-
like columns and a ceiling that mimics a
ਜٙܔጘjᇞૢνتईছৎͿ ҢϘԬࣛࡉ޶Ցٙࡩᅃਜʘʫ
forest canopy? Best to prebook tickets,
ٙϷזʘ࢕ (Casa Milà)d˸ʿ ೯࢝ৎԸٙdܝԸᎇഹ 19 ˰
which I intend to do when I return for
the convention next June.
ߏװৰᔚ۬ᐍΣ̮ᓒ࢝€வࡈ
As we
܊௟ν̶Ꮂ঑ߠᔧတ᜚˪ٙग़ walk around the enormous
building, I chat with Tomàs Masucci of
փˋतੇʘ࢕ (Casa Batlló)f อ̹ਜٙΤ၈˜L’Eixample™
the Rotaract Club of Barcelona-Diagonal,
whose parents met as Rotaractors. The
຅આဘӉࣛdʔѳ୚୚ۜբ൑ ί̋इඤ̵ԭႧʕจމ˜ᓒ
20-year-old has been a Rotaractor for two
years, and he lives about a 15-minute walk
༸ɪ੭Ϟ৵ᒄдጌಉٙശᘆ ࢝™f್Ͼd຅ࣛٙ˥֦ᗙ
from the basilica.
༩ዱݒd˸ʿ஗၈މ˜֮ፕ Ό͜׵ࠠʈุd຅ή֢͏฽ˇ
“It’s very important to know the city,”
he advises. “Walk around the streets,
त™(panot)eༀུശᘆٙɛБ Έᚥf
know how the people live here. We have
buildings you can’t find in other parts of
༸ήጌf຅આཱིᚎܔጘߕ౻ʘ வɓʲேί 1992 ϋˋ෦
the world, like the Sagrada Família, like
other Modernisme buildings. It’s a thing
ܝdࣸזГԭɽ༸ᒔ౤Զɓ ඤॶෳ༶ࣛҷᜊfϋึή˴ᘪ
we only have here in Catalonia.”
During the 19th century, Barcelona
ӻΐ੅ശΤֳdܼ̍̔ήԭ ௪։ࡰึ˴։ԭז্Ⴍj ˜வ
saw booming industry and growing
wealth, while the rest of Spain fell on
(Cartier)e౷ז༺ (Prada)dʿ ࢭ̹۬೯̶͛ɽٙ໵ᜊdϾՉ
harder times. The conditions gave birth
ʕɓࡈҷᜊٙή˙ఱ݊˥֦f
࠰քՅ (Chanel)f to a growing regional pride among Cata-
lans still evident today, and Modernisme
ίܓཀɓࡈ̂ྼٙᝈΈ ዆ࡈਜਹආБࠠอ஝ྌdԴՉ
was an expression of this. Rich patrons
hired Catalan architects to design even
ɪʹܝdҢชՑ৴໑⿷⿷fֱ ᜊ੻һ̋іˏɛf™νʦdෳ
more extravagant buildings. Though the
artistic movement began to fizzle in the
༶ٙ݊dՇЗอഐᗆٙҧቃ؃ ؍ʸдಥ (Port Olímpic) ၳණ
early 1900s, today you can find hundreds
of properties in the city with modern-
ʾуਗ਼ΣҢ࢝ͪʡჿʑ݊ήʕ əඵֳeᒅيʕːe᎛ᝂeց
ist elements, nine of which are on the
͛ݺఙהdʿӍᛉf˼Ⴍj
ऎό͛ݺٙॆፍf UNESCO World Heritage List.
We head over to the elegant Passeig de
˜Έ݊ίԟ༁౳౳Ӊeܓཀɓ
Gràcia, the epicenter of Modernisme in
the early 20th century. Here you will find
˂ఱڢ੬Ϟจܠf™
ဧΛෳ‧ԭז্ (Sergio Gaudí-designed buildings only
two more
a few blocks apart: the undulating Casa
塞Aragón) ၾߡԢᆄ‧॰ߡ ίҢࡁ୨˂ʘყd؂ਕ
Milá and the magical Casa Batlló with its
Opposite:
roof scaled like a dragon’s back. While
A relaxing
౶ (Julio Sorjús) ͍Ѭίˋ෦ඤ ͛Ԙ஺၌ɪʃΦ (Tapas) ――
you’re strolling, check out the street’s
evening at
ornate lampposts with their mosaic-tiled
ॶެ࢕ঘऎࡆᆀ௅ (Reial Club Гफ˫Τၲ༽ᔹeቇΥʱ࠮
Barceloneta
benches and the decorative sidewalk tiles Beach
Marítim de Barcelona) ٙᚣ̨ ٙʃᆵࣘଣjގಃᒻᑤeގ 上起：৷ୋί۲ဧʮ෤ʫணࠇٙ
ܔጘdνʦʊϓމʮ෤ٙߏׂۜ
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