Barcelonas Architecture

Many citys have a feel. Whether it be the accent, the food, or the buildings, every city has defining characteristics. Barcelona's, for me, happens to be the architecture. In the USA we see scaffolding as a representation of creating new. But the cranes and cement trucks in Spain are overwhelmingly used for keeping the old alive. I have walked through the streets. In the day. At night. And everytime I do it I see the silhouettes of the enormous buildings. In the late 1800's and early 1900's Gaudi transformed the way we think about buildings. Rather than the structure being used for the purpose of living in, it could be art as well. His ability to turn rock into water and break the mold of conventional thinking changed Barcelona for the better. Now because his inspiration Barcelona is a Mecca for artists and abstract thinkers of the world.