{"id":7845,"date":"2014-08-13T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2016-10-03T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:36:08","slug":"bellesguard-tower-a-modernist-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bellesguard-tower-a-modernist-wonder\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellesguard Tower, a modernist wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the attractions for visitors to Barcelona is undoubtedly its striking modernist architecture, unmatched by any other. But beyond the most monumental places\u00a0known as the Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera, Casa Batllo and Parc G\u00fcell, designed by Gaud\u00ed there are several buildings that are less known and cherished, but no less valuable. One is the Bellesguard Tower<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>(“beautiful view”\u00a0in Catalan), as it is commonly known the Figueras House, designed by Gaud\u00ed and built between 1900 and 1909 taking advantage of the remaining elements of what was once the castle of the king of Aragon “Martin I el Humano”. Currently owned Guilera family, is located right below the\u00a0Collserola mountain, specifically in the street Bellesguard 16-20. ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0suggests you visit this tower\u00a0with a guided tour.<\/p>\n

\"detalle<\/a>Its name is due to the fantastic view you can enjoy from the top of this tower and where you will see some\u00a0techniques used in\u00a0the construction of the Sagrada Familia. In Bellesguard, listed as a Site of Cultural Interest in 1969, highlights its neo-Gothic facade<\/strong>, which resembles a castle and is away from the usual facade of Gaudi, but definitely closer to the architect for its strong symbolism in all elements. The colored stones of the facade make this part of the construction vary according to the color of daylight.<\/p>\n

Also worth mention the\u00a0beautiful mosaic benches<\/strong>\u00a0by Dom\u00e8nech Sugra\u00f1es i Gras, using the technique of “Trencad\u00eds” (crisp). The furnishings in the house are not preserved as they were burned during the Spanish Civil War when the site served as orphanage and the furniture was used as burning wood\u00a0which gave warmth to children who were staying in it. After this turbulent period, the house was acquired by Llu\u00eds Molas Guilera and became a hospital, the autopsy room is preserved. On the outside<\/strong> of the tower, we can still see remnants of the medieval castle of the fifteenth century, one of its most important aspects. Inside<\/strong> we see more clearly modernist forms and natural lighting with stained glass, wrought iron lamp at the entrance, and a dragon (a common figure of\u00a0this architect) on the terrace.<\/p>\n

Researching the past Bellesguard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within this construction has been found Iberian pottery of the second century BC and Roman pottery of the year 50 AD, and since then they have inhabited important characters of Catalan society, which makes\u00a0the property is a place\u00a0full of secrets undiscovered. Therefore, there is a research team<\/strong> in charge of unraveling them through publications and articles, the stages of its history and those who lived in Bellesguard until Gaud\u00ed planned its reconstruction. Any contribution of the population of the city, being graphic or oral, is welcomed by the interdisciplinary research team.<\/p>\n

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One of the attractions for visitors to Barcelona is undoubtedly its striking modernist architecture, unmatched by any other. But beyond the most monumental places\u00a0known as the Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera, Casa Batllo and Parc G\u00fcell, designed by Gaud\u00ed there are several buildings that are less known and cherished, but no less valuable. One is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[615],"tags":[644,55,54,56,17,62,63,57,59,884,65,885,584,70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80153,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845\/revisions\/80153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}