By: Amber Auld Period 4
June 25 th Antoni was born. He was born in the Province of Tarragona in Southern Catalonia.
Antoni went to school for architecture. He went to school at Escola Tecnica Superior d’Arquitecture in Barcelona. After 5 years of hard work he earned the title of architect.
Location: Barcelona, Spain. Type of building: church Known As: “Church Of The Holy Spirit.” This church was one time Antoni’s house. This church is still not finished.
Sagrada Familia
1898, Location: Near Barcelona, Spain. Type of building- Church Construction System: brick and stone masonry.
Date: 1905 to 1907 Location: Barcelona, Spain Building Type: Apartment Building
Casa Batllo- Apartment Building
Date: 1905 to 1910 Location: Barcelona, Spain Building Type: Multifamily housing
Date: to 1914 Location: Montana Pelada, Barcelona, Spain Building Type: Park, Sculpture Garden, Landscape
Antoni spent most off his time working. Most people that would see him, had no idea who he was. He wasn’t known for his appearance, a lot of times he dressed poorly. People usually thought he was poor, but he was actually wealthy. Antoni was Catholic.
Date: June 7 th, 1926 Place of death: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain How: He was run over by a taxi. After he was hit he was taken to a hospital for poor people, none of the hospital staff recognized him. Later his friends came and offered to take him to a nicer hospital. He refused and said that he belongs here with the poor. He died a few days later.