A visit to Antoni Gaudi’s modernism wonders in Barcelona

Casa Vicens, with its facade of red bricks and green-and-white tiles in orderly checkerboard patterns, launched Antoni Gaudi’s career.

Barcelona’s Casa Vicens is newly opened to the public.

Inside the colorful Casa Vicens by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi.

On the rooftop of Casa Vicens in Barcelona.

Casa Vicens was one of the first buildings to launch the modernisme movement in Catalonia and Europe.

Staring up at the ceiling of Casa Vicens.

A fountain and a bench inside Casa Vicens.

Tourists take in Barcelona’s Casa Batllo, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi.

Barcelona’s Casa Mila or “Pedrera” (the stone quarry) is a modernist building by architect Antoni Gaudi.

Antoni Gaudi designed Casa Mila or “Pedrera” (the stone quarry) in Barcelona.

Antoni Gaudi’s Park Guell in Barcelona, built from 1900 to 1914.

On the roof of Antoni Gaudi’s “La Pedrera” or Casa Mila in Barcelona.

Antoni Gaudi’s “La Pedrera” or Casa Mila was his last civil work.

People gather outside Casa Mila in Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia is Antoni Gaudi’s crowning achievement. He took over as the church’s chief architect in 1883.

In 1926 Antoni Gaudi when he was laid to rest in the crypt of Sagrada Familia.

The Sagrada Familia is the most popular tourist destination in Barcelona.