Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona. (Archdaily.com; most images Wikipedia)

My recent post “Didn’t quite get Gaudì,” criticizing a modernist supposedly won over by his architecture, has inspired me to post a few more shots of his work. Most of these are my favorites among images from Wikipedia’s list of his most eminent buildings. Even among those I did not select it would be hard to find examples that a modernist could enjoy without betraying the principles of her dastardly modernist style. Antoni Gaudì was not a classicist but a traditionalist in spite of his wide swing away from the classical orders. Even his break from the traditions of architecture in (primarily) Barcelona betrays a reverence for that flair for beauty which have endeared tradition to the public. I hope you will enjoy these shots, and will close by noting that the ancient classical orders inspired many offshoots of architectural style. The classical style (with its own many offshoots) eventually became one among many traditional styles that span the earth – the real International Style – which yet maintain a timelessness next to which modernist work becomes dated soon after its erection. Okay. Now to Gaudì:

Schools associated with Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia cathedral. (Wikipedia)

Episcopal Palace of Astorga, in Leon.

Casa Botines, in Leon.

Casa Calvet, in Barcelona.

Casa Batllo, in Barcelona.

Bellesguard, in Barcelona. (barcelonatosee.com)

Pavilions at the Park Guell, in Barcelona.

Bodegas Guell, in Barcelona.

Artigas Gardens, in Barcelona.