More than 130 years afterward it was built , the maiden of all edifice designed past times Barcelona’s famed architect Antoni Gaudi opens to Earth for the maiden of all time.
Casa Vicens was built equally a summertime dwelling solid betwixt 1883 as well as 1885 for Manuel Vicens i Montaner , a brick as well as tile mill manufacturer. Gaudi was 31 years onetime at that fourth dimension as well as was simply starting fourth dimension his career. Throughout his graduation years at the Provincial School of Architecture inward Barcelona , Gaudi’s piece of occupation portrayed a rather Victorian mode , like to that of his predecessors. However , soon afterward finishing schoolhouse he began to prepare his ain mode that was characterized past times Neo-Mudéjar influence. Some characteristics of this mode include the juxtaposition of geometric masses , the piece of occupation of ceramic tiles , metalwork , as well as abstract brick ornamentation. Casa Vicens is 1 of the maiden of all buildings inward the Art Nouveau style.
All these years , the solid has served equally a residence , having been converted into iii apartments inward the 1920s , as well as thence used equally a single-family residence for most a century. Then inward 2014 , the solid was bought past times MoraBanc , a prominent mortal solid unit of measurement banking concern inward Principality of Andorra , as well as afterward 2 years of renovation , the 19th century edifice was opened equally a museum.
"The mission of Casa Vicens equally a solid museum is to acquaint the maiden of all Gaudí solid , presenting it equally an essential piece of occupation to sympathize his unique architectural linguistic communication as well as the evolution of Art Nouveau inward Barcelona ," explained the executive managing director of the project.
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