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By: Lydia Ostryniec Period 6 Spanish Class

Antoni Gaudí. By: Lydia Ostryniec Period 6 Spanish Class. 1853. Antoni Gaudí was born on June 25, 1852. He was born in the province of Tarragona in southern Catalonia. His full birth name is Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet.

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By: Lydia Ostryniec Period 6 Spanish Class

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  1. Antoni Gaudí By: Lydia Ostryniec Period 6 Spanish Class

  2. 1853 • Antoni Gaudí was born on June 25, 1852. • He was born in the province of Tarragona in southern Catalonia. • His full birth name is Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet. • His parents were Francesc Gaudí Serra and Antónia Cornet Bertranand they both came from families of coppersmiths. • Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish Catalan architect who wasa famous for his unique designs. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD

  3. This is Antoni Gaudi in 1878

  4. 1883 • In 1883 AntoniGaudí started to build his creation of La SagradaFamília in Barcelona at the age of 31. From then on Antoni Gaudí spent most of his time working on this eccentric church. When Gaudí died there was only one nativity scene, one tower, and the apse and crypt were finished. • http://www.aviewoncities.com/barcelona/sagradafamilia.htm

  5. This is La SagradaFamilia.

  6. 1900 • In 1900 AntoniGaudí designed the Park Gϋell, which is also located in Barcelona. The Park Gϋell was composed to bring peace and clam that one would except from a park. The buildings at the entrance of this park that Gaudí designed have very wavy roofs, that fit in very well with the rest of Gaudí’s design. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell

  7. This is a bench at Park Gϋellthat shows his great mosaic work.

  8. 1926 • On June 7, 1926 Antoni Gaudi was hit/ run over by a tram. Since he looked very dirty and unclean many cab drivers refused to pick him up in fear that he wouldn’t pay the fare. He was eventually taken to a paupers’ hospital in Barcelona. No one knew who he was until his friends found him the next day. His friends tried to take Gaudi to a nicer hospital, he refused and said “ I belong here amoun the poor.” Antoni Gaudi died three days later on June 10, 1926. He died of the age of 73. He was buried in the middle of La SagradaFamília. Half of Barcelona was mourning his death. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD

  9. This is like the tram that ran over Antoni Gaudi.

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