Gaudi's models

Gaudi invented his own way of building a model out of ropes and suspended sand bags filled with gun pellets so that he could test the support system of the proposed church. The weights were added proportionally to ropes hung from a flat surface, then Gaudi took a photo of the structure and inverted it to get an idea of how the structure would look and function in real life. Don't worry. We don't really understand it either.

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"This country smellses like roses"

November 19th 2007
photos from Barcelona. and now, on to Madrid... ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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