Antoni Gaudi

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Antoni Gaudi

• (1852 1926)

Author Tanya Barashkova
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Antoni Gaudi

• Antoni Gaudi was born on June 25 in 1852 in
  the province of Tarragona. From the time he was
  small, he had a rheumatic problem. This sickness
  was with him throughout his life. However he
  finished school. Before entering the University
  Gaudi took a preparatory course. When he
  completed it, he was able to enter the Upper
  Technical School of Architecture.

Antoni Gaudi (1852 1926)
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Antoni Gaudi

• Gaudi is the most famous architect of
  Barcelona. He developed a style of his own. Gaudi
  achieved his greatest fame in 1910. Antoni Gaudi
  died at the age of 74 on June 10 in 1926. His
  death was tragical Gaudi was run over by a tram
  on June 7, 1926.

Antoni Gaudi (1852 1926)
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Gaudis works.The Temple of the Saint Family.

• This Gaudis work is a symbol of Barcelona.
  In 1883 Gaudi agreed to continue a project of
  already started Neo-Gothic church. He proposed a
  new project to built the main cathedral of
  Barcelona.

The Temple of the Saint Family (Sagrada Familia)
(1883 1926)
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Gaudis works.The Temple of the Saint Family.

• This temple must illustrate different
  Christian scenes from the Bible. According to the
  Gaudis project the main nave will support high
  bell towers, the tallest of which will reach 170
  m. This will symbolize Jesus, and around him
  there will be four more, representing the
  evangelists. Over the apse, a sixth bell tower
  will be dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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Gaudis works.The Temple of the Saint Family.

• On the northwest side of the building, Gaudi
  installed a workroom where he built models and
  experimented with geometry, colors, shapes and
  sounds.

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Gaudis works.The Temple of the Saint Family.

• The erection of the Temple hasnt been
  finished yet.

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Gaudis works.Vicens house.

• It is Gaudis early work. The project
  included a house and a large garden. The main
  elements used by Gaudi in the construction of the
  house are red bricks, multicoloured Arabian
  elements, ceramic coatings and some others.
  Vicens house was built as a summer residence in
  1883 1888. It is the first important Gaudis
  work.

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Gaudis works. Park Guell.

• Park Guell is an utopian view of the lost
  paradise. It was created in 1900 1914. Despite
  the wild appearance of the park, everything in it
  was planned. A park reflects Gaudis ideas of
  symbiosis between human and nature. Park Guell
  was conceived as a private residential town.

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Gaudis works. Park Guell.

• But the real estate project was frustrated in
  the end and only few of the 60 houses were built.
  After Guells death the heirs decided to sell the
  park to Barcelona City Hall, which opened it to
  the public in 1923.

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Gaudis works. Guell estate pavilions.

• Guell estate pavilions are luxurious houses
  for carriages and horses. They were built in 1884
  1887. Gaudi designed pavilions with parabolic
  vaults and arches.

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Gaudis works. Guell Palace.

• Guell Palace was built in 1886 1889 with
  stone coated with delicate marble. The building
  consists of 6 levels (basement, ground floor,
  mezzanine and 3 other floors).

The chimneys and the dome on the roof are very
interesting and remarkable.
Gaudi created spaces that evoked the Gothic and
Islamic styles of art according to his own
personal interpretation.
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Gaudis works. Guell cellars.

• Guell cellars were built in 1895 1901.
  Gaudis client and patron Guell was also a wine
  producer. Gaudi built these cellars with stone of
  the area so that they would be in harmony with
  the environment. The building fell in disuse and
  it is nowadays a restoration establishment.

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Gaudis works. Bellesguard tower.

• Bellesguard tower is a house and a castle. It
  was built in 1900 1909. This tower reminds a
  mediaeval fortification. The conical tower is
  coated with glazed ceramics.

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Gaudis works. Milas house.

• Milas house was built in 1906 1912. Gaudi
  created this building with large windows allowing
  good interior lighting. The building is, in
  reality, two estates with different entries
  joined by a single facade.

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Gaudis works. Milas house.

• Gaudi built a roof terrace topped with surprising
  chimneys.

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Gaudis works. Batllos house.

• Batllos house was built in 1904 1906. It
  is one of the most outstanding buildings in
  Barcelona.

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Gaudis works. Batllos house.

• Gaudi paid special attention to the Batllos
  residence he used ingenious tricks for good
  lighting and ventilation and designed furniture.

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Gaudis works. Calvets house.

• Calvets house was built in 1898 1899. The
  building consists of 6 levels. It reminds a
  private residence.

Gaudi got award from the Barcelona City Hall for
the best housing building in 1900.
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Gaudis works. The First Mystery of the Glory.

• It is very important religious monument
  connecting architecture and nature. It was made
  in 1900 1907.The first mystery which represents
  the resurrection of Christ was understood by
  Gaudi also as the resurrection of Catalonia.