Antoni Gaudí i Cornet 1852 - 1926
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 1894. 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
A Gaudi building
Another Gaudi house
Balcony of Batlo house by Gaudi
Barcelona, Parque Güell
Barcelona, Entrance Building at Park by Gaudi
Barcelona Parque Güell
Barcelona, Fountain at entrance of Park Guell
Barcelona, La casita de golosinas y chocolate de la bruja
Casa Amatller & Casa Batllo
Casa Ametller
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo
Casa Batlo de Gaudi
Casa-Museu Gaudi in Park Guell designed by Gaudi to be a garden city for the elite
Ceiling inside Gaudi House (Gaudi's Casa Batllo)
Barcelona, Entrance Building at Park by Gaudi
Gaudi and more Gaudi
Gaudi chimneys
Gaudi Creation (1904-1906)
Gaudi house
Gaudi lizard
Gaudi lizard
Gaudi parc seats
Gaudi spout.
Gaudi staircase
Gaudi, Casa Gaudi 1906-1926
Gaudis house in Gaudi park
Güell house is the first important building of Gaudi in the city of Barcelona
La Casa Batllo
Gaudi Archtectural landmark
The Casas Mila, built 1908
Gaudi Archtectural
Management building of Güell park by Gaudi
Mila House is the most important contribution by Gaudi to civil architecture
More Gaudi artowrk
Palau Güell, el primer edificio importante de Gaudi en la ciudad.
Parc Güell de Gaudi
Parc Güell de Gaudi
Gaudi's estate - home - his own designs
Parc Güell de Gaudi
Parc Güell de Gaudi
Parc Guell ... Gaudis park
Park Guell (Gaudi's Design)
Second Gaudi house
The grand entrance to Gaudi's estate
Tower on Museu Guell where Gaudy resided until his death
Second Gaudi house
La Sagrada Familia - Gaudi's most famous work, it remains unfinished
Gaudi's masterpiece
La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi Cathedral
La Sagrada Familia
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