Citadel Garden vs Botanical Garden

The Citadel's garden and botanical garden are very similar in several ways. They both create a break in the from the city's grid. They also provide a relaxing space in the city, filled with open spaces, trees, lakes, and sculptures. Citadel's park is a good example of a Picturesque garden. The space is between beautiful around the Gaudi water garden and sublime around the promenade. The botanical garden's is a bit more like a French garden. The paths take command of the landscape. They're very geometrical and cuts through the space. The paths where hard angles compared to the Citadel's smooth rotation paths. There was also a lot more people at the Citadel compared to the botanical garden. This is probably due to the location. Citadel is located right next to the Gothic quarter while the botanical garden is located on top of Montjuic. This location is harder to get to and requires walking or driving up a mountain. Over all they are both beautiful garden that gives Barcelona relaxing area for one to enjoy nature and a peaceful atmosphere.

Southern trip to Spain

Barcelona is a waterfront city that I have started to love to live in. When visiting southern Spain, I started to notice architectural styles/ views and cultural styles that differed between the two. Here in Barcelona I can see that historical ruins and buildings are very important. This doesn’t stop this city from creating wonderful and amazing modern buildings. Whether it’s in the Gothic quarters or in the newer parts of Cerdá plan building seem to be design how every the client please. This creates an amazing city with both old forms and new modern architecture in one place. Southern Spain has some of the like in Madrid and Sevilla. The Reina Sofia Museum is a good example of an older building combining with a new one. Further South I went; the more present Islamic architecture was seen. This type of architecture created some peaceful and tranquil spaces. These space are not as present in Barcelona but can be compared to some of the interior courtyards that Cerdá had planned for in Barcelona. Streets in Madrid, Toledo, and Sevilla were very similar to Barcelona’s gothic quarter. They really didn’t follow a grid and at first were a bit confusing. Barcelona and Sevilla were the most similar in my opinion. Both have gothic architecture present in its city but also have modern architecture with in the old. Sevilla’s people seems more against it then the peoplein Barcelona though.