Barcelona animals

Often hidden in sculptures, facades, fountains and lanterns, in our city there are hundreds of representations of animals that testify to the close relationship between art and animals. Així doncs, today I want to write about “The artistic fauna of Barcelona”. Concretely, the animalistic representations distributed throughout the public space of the city and highlight their importance and the close relationship that sculpture has with urban planning. On the journey through the representations of animals present in the public art of Barcelona, we will reveal numerous curiosities and facts unknown to a large part of the public. We can meet dragons there, turtles, toros, dogs, gats, bous, lizards, lobsters, turtles, spiders, ants… and also rare animals in these latitudes and even beasts … Continued

Enric Sagnier and Villavecchia

Villavecchia Enric Sagnier and Josep Enric Sagnier and Villavecchia Ferran was born in Barcelona 21 March 1858 and died on 1 September 1931. Son of Luis Sagnier and Nadal, man a solid humanistic education that instills his son, along with his wife Clementine Villavecchia Brugueras. Enric Sagnier studied high school as an intern at the Coll de Valldèmia school in Mataró. He studied music and violin García Robles Gimferrer and painting workshop of the painter's Poble Sec, Simon Gomez and the School of the Exchange. Combine studies with sport, the 1913 formed part of the hockey team … Continued

Casa Antoni Roger 1888 – 1890 – Barcelona

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CASA ANTONI ROGER 1888 – 1890 Barcelona La Casa Antoni Roger is located in Girona street n. 20 Barcelona, in the district known manufacturers, and built between 1888 i 1890. It was one of the first achievements of the architect Enric Sagnier and Villavecchia (Barcelona, 1858 – 1931). La Casa Antoni Roger is a large building, is part of the neighborhood of townhouses to rent, dividing between the bourgeois class was built in the lower right of the widening. The building was designed according to the needs of the time. The areas were determined by their functionality: two scales, Specific halls and theaters, … Continued

Sarcophagus of Karaj – Chachapoyas culture

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Sarcophagus of Karaj – Chachapoyas Culture As explained in the previous post last 23 March, we have made the trip interesting by Amazon Andes of northern Peru, where we have known closer pre-Inca culture of Chachapoyas , developed between 800 i 1470, Visiting the fortress of Kuelap, a magnificent Archaeological Settlement. Chachapoyas culture developed in the Andes northeast of Peru, a very uneven geographically, lush forests, with high rainfall and an almost permanent haze. Hence it is said that the name of Chachapoyas responds that means "the town of fog". I would now like to refer to the singular buildings … Continued

Kuelap Fortress – Chachapoyas culture

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Kuelap Fortress – We come from a culture Chachapoyas interesting journey through the Amazon Andes of northern Peru where we have known closer pre-Inca culture of Chachapoyas, developed between 800 i 1470, through its archaeological remains, settlements and funerary constructions. Chachapoyas culture developed in the Andes northeast of Peru, This is a very uneven geographically, populated by lush forests, with high rainfall and an almost permanent haze. You could think that the name comes from Chachapoyas means "the town of fog". One of the objectives of the trip was to visit the magnificent fortress … Continued