Barcelona is one of the most magical and beautiful cities in the world with a special charm. The city is the ideal scene for the argument of many well known books, films and of course it's the wonderful place where the best architects of the world dream to build their works. Most of them have got it. For exemple : Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Henry N.Cobb, Josep Lluís Sert, Enric Massip Bosch, Ricardo Bofill, Enric Miralles, Benedetta Tagliabue, Norman Foster, Mies Van Der Rohe, Arata Isozaki among others.
Many students of architecture, architects and experts of the construction sector come to Barcelona to know the Gothic quarter, the works of Gaudi, and the works of the architects del modernisme català : Rogent y Amat, Domenech y Montaner, Puig y Cadafalch, Enric Sagnier, Rubió y Bellver, Jujol y Gibert.
Passeig de Gràcia is one of the best pleasant and elegant avenues of Barcelona, with beautiful modernist hauses (modernist style), which are currently five star hotels, well known international boutiques, cozy restaurants, and we can also find the bookstore : Casa del Libro (Casa del Llibre) with a wide choice of books in different languages and subjects. In its virtual bookstore we can acquire Niebla de Oriente, http://www.casadellibro.com/libros-ebooks pleasant short stories to be read, in some of the beautiful cafes of this wonderful avenue.
Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923) was one of first and main architects of Catalan Modernism. His most important works are "L'Hospital de Sant Pau and "El Palau de la Música". In the early twentieth century he set up a workshop for applied arts, where they work the wrought iron, glazed ceramics, timber, clay and other items used in modernism style. In this workshop were trained the best artisants and artists of this time.
Casa Batlló : Architect Antoni Gaudí.
