External View of Casa Mila

Gaudi's Legacy to Barcelona

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July 7th 2013
Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992 This morning we headed for Park Guell, created by Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi was born in Reus in 1852 in the Catalonia region of Spain and died in 1926 after he was hit by a tram. Due to the "beggar clothes" he was wearing at the time, he received only cursory treatment in the hospital, and when he was finally recognised on the second day in hospital, his condition had ... 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