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Park Güell is the reflection of Gaudí's broad artistic talents. The park is associated with his naturalist phase, which occurred in the first decade of the 20th century. During this period, Gaudí perfected his style through inspiration from organic shapes. His practice introduced a series of new structural solutions rooted in the analysis of ...
The Gaudí House Museum (Catalan: Casa Museu Gaudí; Spanish: Casa-Museo Gaudí), located within the Park Güell in Barcelona, is a historic home museum that houses a collection of furniture and objects designed by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. It was the residence of Gaudí for almost 20 years, from 1906 until the end of 1925.
Seal salamander: Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916: Species of special concern Southwestern counties Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander: Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859: Abundant Statewide except southeast and some central counties Northern two-lined salamander: Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) Abundant Statewide Eastern long-tailed salamander
Gaudí received the commission for this work in 1882 from his patron Eusebi Güell, [1] who had seen Gaudí's work at the Paris Expo in 1878; in this year Gaudí received a number of other commissions including the Palau Güell, the Pabellones Güell de Pedralbes, the Park Güell and the crypt of the Church of Colònia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló.
The “Fountain of Hercules” still stands near the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, restored in 1983; it consists of a bust of Hercules surmounting a basin with the coat of arms of Catalonia and with a spout in the shape of a Chinese dragon. [8] In 1969 the Pavellons Güell were declared a Monument of National Historic and Artistic Interest. [9]
The Big Levels salamander (Plethodon sherando) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Virginia in the eastern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] First described in 2004, it derives its specific name , sherando , from Sherando Lake in the George Washington National Forest . [ 2 ]
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Salamanders range in size from the minute salamanders, with a total length of 27 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), including the tail, to the Chinese giant salamander which reaches 1.8 m (6 ft) and weighs up to 65 kg (145 lb).