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Antoni Plàcid Gaudí i Cornet

Born on 25 June 1852
in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Deceased on 10 June 1926
in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
One of the few photographs of Gaudi.
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Biography
1865
Makes drawings for the magazine "El Arlequin" and collaborates in a reconstruction of the Abbey of Poblet.
1872
Enters architecture school in Barcelona.
1873 - 1877
Studies architecture at the Escola Provincial d'Arquitectura in Barcelona.
1878 - 1882
Factory of the cooperative "La Obra Mataronese".
15 March 1878
Receives his architecture diploma.
1883
Named architect of the Sagrada Familia which was begun in 1882 by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar i Carmona.
1884 - 1887
Crypt of the church of the Sagrada Familia.
1884 - 1888
Güell Pavillons at Pedralbes.
1886 - 1888
Palacio Güell in Barcelona for Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi.
1887 - 1893
Construction of the Episcopal Palace in Astorga (Léon).
1889 - 1894
College of Saint Teresa of Avila in Barcelona.
1891 - 1893
Construction of the apse of the Sagrada Familia.
1891 - 1894
Project « Los Botines » in Léon.
1898 - 1900
Casa Calvet in Barcelona. Studies for a chruch in the Colonia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (Barcelona).
1899
Completion of the Rosary Chapel of the Sagrada Familia.
1900 - 1903
Construction of the principal elements of the Park Güell in Barcelona.
1904 - 1906
Construction of the Casa Batlló on the Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona.
1904 - 1914
Works on the restauration of the Cathedral of Mallorca.
1906 - 1910
Casa Milà (la Pedrera) in the Eixample Quarter of Barcelona.
1908 - 1914
Construction of the crypt for the church of the Colonia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló.
1910 - 1912
Ondulating bench in the Park Güell.
1914 - 1926
Construction of the bell towers on the Nativity façade of the Sagrada Familia.
30 November 1925
First bellt tower dedicated to Saint Barnabas is completed.
10 June 1926
Gaudi is hit by a streetcar and dies of his injuries.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Architecture 
Bellesguard (1909)
Casa Batlló (1906) 6
Casa Calvet (1900)
Casa de los Botines  8
Casa El Capricho (1885) 2
Casa Mila (1910) 28
Casa Vicens (1888)
Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca  10
Colegio Teresiano (1889) 15
Crypt of the Colònia Güell (1917) 1
Episcopal Palace of Astorga (1961) 1
Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia (2026) 56
Finca Güell (1887)
Finca Miralles 
Palau Güell (1889) 8
Park Güell (1914) 26
School of the Sagrada Familia (1909)

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkAntoni Gaudí Foto Tour Spanish
External LinkarchINFORM: Antoni Gaudí y Cornet English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkCiutat Gaudi Spanish English
External LinkDas Barcelona von Antoni Gaudí German
External Linkdmoz: Gaudí, Antoni English
External LinkELPDLP: Antoni Gaudí Spanish
External LinkGaudí & Barcelona Club English Spanish Japanese
External LinkGaudi - La fantasía hecha piedra Spanish
External LinkGaudi Net English French Spanish German Norwegian
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Antonio Gaudi English
External LinkUNESCO: Oeuvres d'Antoni Gaudi French
External LinkVikipedi: Antoni Gaudí Turkish
External LinkVikipedija: Antoni Gaudi Lithuanian
External LinkVikipēdija: Antonio Gaudi Latvian
External LinkViquipèdia: Antoni Gaudí i Cornet Catalan
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External LinkYahoo! Antoni Gaudi English
External LinkΒικιπαίδεια: Αντόνι Γκαουντί Greek (modern)
External LinkВікіпедія: Антоніо Гауді Ukrainian
External LinkВикипедија: Антони Гауди Serbian
External LinkВикипедия: Гауди-и-Корнет, Антонио Russian
External LinkУикипедия: Антони Гауди Bulgarian
External Linkウィキペディア: アントニ・ガウディ Japanese
External Link维基百科: 安东尼·高第 Chinese
External Link위키백과: 안토니 가우디 Korean

Relevant Literature
* Gaudí Disenador/Gaudí Designer, Editorial Blume, Barcelona (Spain) , 1978.
* Alsina, Claudi   Gaudí ingegnere / Gaudí engineer, in "Crossing", June 2001, n. 2 v. 2 .
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 183-8.
* Burry, Mark   Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia (Antoni Gaudí), Phaidon Press Ltd., London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0714828491, 1993.
* Bussagli, Marco   Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 336-337.
* González Moreno-Navarro, José Luis   Gaudí's approach to building, presented at First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
* Sweeney, James Johnson   Antoni Gaudí, Frederick Proegen, New York (USA) .
* Zerbst, Rainer   Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), Taschen, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822800678, 1993.

 
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