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1 Antoni Gaudí i Cornet

2 Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was born on June 25, 1852, in Reus, Catalonia;
the son of Francesc Gaudí i Serra, a coppersmith, and of Antonia Cornet i Bertran, Gaudí was Christened Antonio Plácido Guillermo Gaudí i Cornet. Gaudí was inscribed in the School Maestro Berenguer at the Monterols Street in Reus, where he met Eduard Toda Güell, who would become one of his life long best friends. By the time he was eleven (1863), Gaudí attended his secondary studies in San Francis Convent, which was run by Pairists, and spent his summers at Mas de la Caldereta de Ruidoms. He was afflicted many times by rheumatic fevers, and this maintained him in solitude from the youthful games; during this long periods of time, he spent observing nature. It is also a fact that Gaudí was also a religious man, point which became increasingly more accentuated towards the end of his days. An example of this would be his self imposed Easter fasting which almost cost him his life in Upon recuperating from it, Gaudí designed the Nativity front of the Sagrada Família. His religious dedications is notable even in his secular creations such as Bellesguard, Finca Millares, Casa Clavet, Casa Batlló, and Casa Milá. On June 7, 1926, Antoni Gaudí was run over by a tram

3 A Gaudi building

4 Another Gaudi house

5 Balcony of Batlo house by Gaudi

6 Barcelona, Parque Güell

7 Barcelona, Entrance Building at Park by Gaudi

8 Barcelona Parque Güell

9 Barcelona, Fountain at entrance of Park Guell

10 Barcelona, La casita de golosinas y chocolate de la bruja

11 Casa Amatller & Casa Batllo

12 Casa Ametller

13 Casa Batllo

14 Casa Batllo

15 Casa Batllo

16 Casa Batlo de Gaudi

17 Casa-Museu Gaudi in Park Guell designed by Gaudi to be a garden city for the elite

18 Ceiling inside Gaudi House (Gaudi's Casa Batllo)

19 Barcelona, Entrance Building at Park by Gaudi

20 Gaudi and more Gaudi

21 Gaudi chimneys

22 Gaudi Creation ( )

23 Gaudi house

24 Gaudi lizard

25 Gaudi lizard

26 Gaudi parc seats

27 Gaudi spout.

28 Gaudi staircase

29 Gaudi, Casa Gaudi

30 Gaudis house in Gaudi park

31 Güell house is the first important building of Gaudi in
the city of Barcelona

32 La Casa Batllo

33 Gaudi Archtectural landmark

34 The Casas Mila, built 1908

35 Gaudi Archtectural

36 Management building of Güell park by Gaudi

37 Mila House is the most important contribution
by Gaudi to civil architecture

38 More Gaudi artowrk

39 Palau Güell, el primer edificio importante de Gaudi en la ciudad.

40 Parc Güell de Gaudi

41 Parc Güell de Gaudi

42 Gaudi's estate - home - his own designs

43 Parc Güell de Gaudi

44 Parc Güell de Gaudi

45 Parc Guell ... Gaudis park

46 Park Guell (Gaudi's Design)

47 Second Gaudi house

48 The grand entrance to Gaudi's estate

49 Tower on Museu Guell where Gaudy resided until his death

50 Second Gaudi house

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53 La Sagrada Familia - Gaudi's
most famous work, it remains unfinished

54 Gaudi's masterpiece

55 La Sagrada Familia

56 La Sagrada Familia

57 La Sagrada Familia

58 Gaudi Cathedral

59 La Sagrada Familia

60 THE END


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