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29-JUN-2013

Ca l'Ordal (1)

The architect was Joan Rubió i Bellver, my favorite in this town. Built in 1894, this is now a private home, or rather a duplex. The left half was in beautiful condition; the right half somewhat rundown.

"Joan Rubió i Bellver (24 April 1870-30 November 1952) was a Spanish Catalan architect famous for his contributions to the Catalan Modernist movement. A keen disciple of Antoni Gaudí, he collaborated with him, until 1905, on such works as La Sagrada Familia, the Casa Batlló, the Casa Calvet, the Torre Bellesguard, Parc Güell, the restoration of La Seu (the cathedral of Palma de Mallorca), and the Colonia Güell, where Rubió built La Cooperativa with Francesc Berenguer in 1900. Other buildings include a diversity of private houses, such as the Ca l'Ordal (1894) and the Ca l'Espinal (1900). When designing houses the architect had a prevalence for window boxes on the corners of his designs." (Wikipedia)

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Gerard Koehl15-Jul-2013 17:40
Cette maison est très belle. V
Zoltán Balogh13-Jul-2013 12:16
How cleverly you composed it, great job! V
Graeme12-Jul-2013 09:02
Beautiful setting for this imposing house, Helen.BV
Carol Rollins11-Jul-2013 00:44
Fantastic shot of this gorgeous home. Outstanding light and shadows, details and textures. ~
Stephanie10-Jul-2013 21:00
Marvelous view of the house! Love the architecture! V
Tom LeRoy10-Jul-2013 19:08
Great view of this interesting house. Excellent style, lovely stone work too. V
MarcViskens10-Jul-2013 18:24
beautiful composed Helen
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joseantonio10-Jul-2013 18:21
What a beautiful house to live in.....but may be it´s too expensive for my pocket.V.