As the UNESCO comments: Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona. These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona’s architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Palau de la Música Catalana is an exuberant steel-framed structure full of light and space, and decorated by many […]
Art Nouveau
Works of Antoni Gaudí (5/7) – Palau Güell
As the UNESCO comments: Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These monuments represent an eclectic, as well as a very personal, style which was given free […]
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle – Two Towns that Tick Alike
Most of the people know that Switzerland is famous for producing high-quality watches. Most people also know at least one or two Swiss watch brands such as Omega, Longines, Tissot, IWC, Breitling, TAG Heuer, Zenith, Blancpain, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet and so on. However, do you know from where did this watchmaking industry start? If you are fascinated by watches, you have to visit […]