Gaudi's Design

Gaudy GAUDI God! The Dangerous Waning Days of Barcelona...

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October 13th 2012
My heart raced just a bit when he came at me, long knife extended in my direction. YIKES! We were in one of the large modern malls in Barcelona. Just like many North American shopping centres, it had Sephora and Pull & Bear and Tiffanys and a food court with Burger King, McDonalds, Starbucks and a dozen, maybe 15 other European chains to feed the masses. But the one place tha ... read more

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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