ANTONI GAUDI

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Gaudi as a 26 year old

Birth Born June 25, 1852 in Catalonia, Spain Antoni Gaudi as a child suffered numerous

times from rheumatic fevers that were common at the time. Being sick caused him to be alone most of the time, and it also allowed him to spend lots of time alone with nature.

It was thought that the exposure to nature inspired him later to use the natural shapes and themes into his works.

Gaudi as a 36 year old

Early Education When Gaudi went to school, he attended

the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona from 1873 to 1877.

He didn’t excel in many subjects, but he did well in trial drawings and projects

After five years of hard work, he achieved the title of an Architect.

Soon after he was awarded, he worked on plans and designs for buildings. Most of these are found in Barcelona.

A side view of the school Gaudi went to

1879-1882 In 1878-1879 Gaudi designed the

lampposts for the Placa Reial, located in Barcelona.

In 1878-1882 he helped build several designs for the Obrera Mataronense at Mataro.

In 1883-1885 he designed one of his most famous architectural designs, the Casa Vicens.

The Casa Vicens

1883-1891 In 1883 he designed the Villa “El

Capricho” at Comillas In 1884, Gaudi designed the entrance

pavilion and stables for the Finca Guell at Pedralbes

During 1884–1891- Gaudi completed the crypt of the Sagrada Familia.

*Crypt~ a chamber wholly or partly underground

Villa “El Capricho”

1885-1893 During the years 1885-1891, he

designed and built the Paula Guell, a giant town house

The years 1887-1993 were the years he designed the Episcopal palace at Astorga, located in.

1892-1893- The Casa de los Botines in the city of Leon.

Episcopal Palace at Astorga

Other than work… Gaudi was very religious (Catholic)

and he stopped designing buildings and became a devoted Catholic

Also, he devoted his life to his Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Familia was a building that has 18 towers 12 4 for the 4 evangelists, one for Mary and one for Jesus

The Sagrada Familia… AT NIGHT

Reasons he stopped designing Gaudi’s later years were filled with heartfelt

times and Gaudi's attitude changed and so did his desire to work.

His decline in work was due to the losses of his niece Rosa Egea and a faithful collaborator named Francesc Berenguer Mestres

After this, he stopped having his picture taken, refused to talk to reporters and became isolated in the Crypt in Sagrada Familia

His niece, Rosa(Right)

Gaudi (Smokin Cigar)

Death Antoni Gaudi died by getting run over

from a tram. Cab drivers didn’t give him a ride for he

might not of been able to pay the fare because he appeared as a poor person, wearing raggedy clothes

His friends, when they went to the hospital to get him, Gaudi said that “He belongs here with the poor.” He died three days later.

Where Gaudi's work appears Antoni Gaudi’s name appears in

the movie Pokémon: Rise of Darkrai, as being influential towards a man named Godey.

Gaudi appears in an album produced by Eric Woolfson.

Robert Rich released an album titled Gaudi

Sources Wikipedia-information and some

pictures Gaudiclub.com- information and

pictures Bing- pictures

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