Palau de Musica Catalana interior

Smiling so much it hurts

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August 18th 2014
My facial muscles are sore from smiling so much! Modernista architecture is so playful and humorous. Today we saw two more great examples: the Palau de Musica Catalana by Domenich i Montaner and Gaudi's landscaping masterpiece, Parc Guell. The Palau, Barcelona's Arts Centre is a ridiculous confection governed. Y the aesthetic principle that more is more. It is filled with literally and figur ... 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