Barcelona: Gaudi's World of Fantasy

Barcelona, located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula and bordering the Mediterranean Sea, is the second-largest city in Spain. Thanks to Antonio Gaudi, a legendary Spanish architect who has created a number of fantastic buildings, Barcelona has become a fairy-tale-like city. This June, let's go to Barcelona to meet the inner childlike side of us and regain the simplistic pleasure.

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The Sagrada Família is Gaudi's most famous masterpiece and the most famous landmark in Barcelona. The entire church is full of Gaudi's whimsical ideas, and the interior of the building is filled with elements inspired by nature - forest, sea, flowers, animals…The sunlight spills through the glazed glass inside the church, reflecting the fantastic light and shadow, which makes people feel marvelous.

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Park Güell in the north of the city was originally designed by Gaudi as a private-owned garden and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The green gardens, winding paths and many playful sculptures and mosaics designed by Gaudi give the area a fairy-tale atmosphere. The most gorgeous gesture was created with the cheapest building materials. This should be one of Gaudi's most interesting experiments.

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The Casa Batlló, with its fantastical shapes and rich colors, is the most fantastic of all Gaudi's buildings and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2005. Casa Batlló is a fairy tale in itself. Adhering to Gaudi's consistent style, the tile veneer in the colors of blue, green, purple and orange is used to present a colorful and splendid effect, just like an abstract painting created by a kid. The cross-shaped chimney represents the hero, and the scale-like arching roof is the backbone of the dragon. The colorful porcelain tiles on the façade resemble the dragon's body full of scales, and there is a small petal balcony for the princess to look at her hometown.