“From 2,000 Year old Roman Bridges & Islamic Alcazars, to Modern Day Gaudi Masterpieces, Spain's religious heritage is sketched into the heart of it's architectural history.”
Museu Nacional
Catalunya
ANTON GUADI
Spanish Architecture wouldn’t be complete without the art nouveau designs of the famous Catalan, Anton Gaudi. His impressive masterpieces incorporate architecture, nature, and religion into unique & colorful mosaics, brought to life through intricate stained glass and ceramic materials. Arguably his most famous work, The Sagrada Familia cathedral has been in construction for over 140 years, with it’s completion set for 2026, 100 years after the designers death.
Sagrada
Guell
MADRID
Las Ventas
The oldest and most famous Bullring in the World…
In honor of King Philip III, Plaza Mayor dates back to the 15th century where it served as Old Madrid’s town square. A bustling town center with merchants, locals, and tourists all coming together, much as it is to this day.
MOORISH INFLUENCE
Alhambra | Granda, SP
Mezquita
Today the buildings remain, renovated and ordained throughout the years into Catholic bastions of worship. The Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Zaragoza, and the Mezquita-Catedral of Córdoba illustrate the confluence of Islamic and Christian design elements in spectacular fashion.
From the 8-15th centuries large swathes of the Iberian Peninsula were under the rule of North African Dynasties. Often built over old Roman & Visigoth ruins, these Moorish dynasties incorporated geometric grid patterns, made from plaster molds and intricate tiling, into the facade of mosques, citadels, and palaces. Symbols of Islamic faith; a divine recreation of paradise on Earth.
After centuries of religious warfare with the surrounding Christian kingdoms beginning with King Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire in 801; Fernindad & Isabella stormed the last stronghold of Granda in 1492, ending the centuries long Catholic “Reconquista”… the same year a certain merchant sailed the ocean blue.
The Pilar
Zaragoza Sunset
“Humbled by the grandeur of such magnificent historical sites. My hope is that through this collection of images I can capture that culutral essence which makes Spanish architecture unique”
Setas