Gaudi Model Pedrera

This is how he designed the building, with hanging chains and then looking in a mirror underneath to see how the building would stand...and it turns out this is mathematically perfect, and he didn't need to do the complicated math! Genius!

Barcelona

January 23rd 2007
Hi all! I went on a trip to Barcelona this weekend, it was very last minute, but a really fun trip! I went with 5 other girls and we stayed in a hostel. The hostel was interesting, the people there were really nice and helpful, but the room was cramped with 16 people, and the bathrooms weren't so clean, but it was a good deal for 15 euros a night. We went by train on Friday afternoon, and it t ... 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

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