Example sentences for: modernista

How can you use “modernista” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The neighborhood is flush with spectacular apartment buildings, examples of Barcelona’s unique early-20th-century modernista architecture, and is called the Quadrat d’Or (Golden Square).

  • Besides the modernista architecture, visitors embark on a fun theme-park-like cart ride through 253/4 km (16 miles) of atmospheric underground cellars.

  • On the west side of the Plaça Major is Plaça de Marqués Palmer; sandwiched among chic leather and footwear shops are two excellent examples of modernista (Catalan Art Nouveau) architecture: Can Forteza Rei and L’Àguila, whose iron grill work and broken-tile flourishes are similar to better-known modernista buildings found in Barcelona.

  • The wrought-iron Crown of Thorns canopy over the high altar (called the Baldachino) was added by the Catalan modernista architect Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of the 20th century.

  • Eixample construction by elite Barcelonans transformed the city into a showcase of extravagant modernista architecture, and the swank Passeig de Gràcia became the place to be seen.


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