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2. Catalan architect, known throughout
the world, was born in 1852 in Reus or
Riudons? (Tarragona) -
moved to Barcelona at age 17, with the
intention of studying architecture, lack
of resources had to combine their
studies with work as a draftsman and
designer. At age 26 won the title of
architect, with discrete notes.
Eusebi Güell, a leading businessman in
the textile, after meeting the young
author, became the main client and
patron of Gaudi.
Today his work is studied and
recognized in all the universities of
world architecture
Antoni Gaudí was unique, a genius of
architecture

3. He studied architecture at the School of Llotja and the Escola Tecnica Superior de l 'Architecture of
Barcelona, ​where he graduated in 1878. His academic record was regular, with occasional suspense, Gaudí was
more concerned about their own interests than of the official subjects. Rogent Elies, director of the School of
Architecture of Barcelona, ​said at the time of granting the title: "We have given the title of a madman
or a genius, only time will tell"

4. At the end of last century and the beginning
of this, the Financing of works of art mostly
was provided by sponsors belonging to the
Catalan gentry. Gaudí, the architect great but
not rich, always performed commissioned
works for private clients and institutions,
among which was Eusebi Guell, a member of
a family of great prestige among the gentry
Catalan late last century and beginning of
present-Eusebi Güell commissioned Gaudí,
among other projects, the realization of the
Park Güell, Palau Güell. Güell and farm, which
gives a rough idea of ​the importance of this
character when studying the life and
especially the work of Antoni Gaudí .
Eusebi Güell was councilor of
Barcelona, ​provincial deputy, senator,
member of the Academy of Saint George and
President of the Centre Catala

5. 1873 – 1878 Gaudí young student works with Josep Fontseré in the draft Parc de la Ciutadella

6. CASA VICENS the importance of this house is huge for the history of Catalan
architecture in Europe is the start of the first works of modernism Europe at L'Art
Nouveau. The famous iron gate margallons sheets - palm

7. Casa Viçens

8. Casa Viçens

9. Casa Viçens

10. Casa Viçens is a residential tower, has ceramic strips inside the facade is inspired by
Islam. The lobby door to the garden combines wood with colored rectangular glass

11. CASA VIÇENS Dream interiors Gaudí's time is the smoker, the dining room and foyer

12. 1884 1887 PAVELLONS GÜELL Pedralbes is the stable and the goal of the former estate Güell.
Gaudí made ​three entrance doors open a riding school two pavilions, a gazebo, a fountain and a
shade house. In the main door is a magnificent wrought iron dragon, carved in memory of Atlantis
l'Verdaguer poem is now the headquarters of the ETS U.P.C of Architecture

13. PAVELLONS GÜELL In the iron
gate is a winged dragon,
representing the guardian of
the Garden of the Hesperides
where they grow celestial
fruits. The theme of the
dragon was obsessive Gaudi
liked to put it as a decorative
element in many of his works.

14. PAVELLONS GÜELL

15. PAVELLONS GÜELL

16. PALAU GÜELL Gaudí façade only for drawing 25 different projects, also forced the
inventiveness of 40 different types of columns, a huge variety of unique creative
elements, I wanted to get along with his patron

17. 1886 - 1888 PALAU GÜELL
located across the street Nou
de la Rambla 3 luxurious
building considered the first
great work of Gaudí, which can
be seen as his personal way of
understanding architecture.
Gaudí built a magnificent
palace Gothic footprint which
was the usual residence of the
Güell family, was to serve to
collect antiques and collections
under its intense social life.

18. In between the two doors is a county shield wrought-iron fence that strategically serve
the cab of the goalkeeper

19. PALAU GÜELL In the basement notable highlights funnel-shaped columns and mahon
air, sensational helical ramps up to the floor facing the street for the and out of the
carriages of the time. constructed brick vaulted ceiling plane, which makes the space
feel of a medieval dungeon

20. PALAU GÜELL

21. PALAU GÜELL

22. PALAU GÜELL The centerpiece of the plant is a room decorated with murals and topped with a
parabolic dome which exceeds the cone-shaped roof, which is pierced by circles, in the light of
day, from the interior give the appearance of planetary

23. PALAU GÜELL On the terrace there is a spectacular collection of fireplaces - sculptures.

24. PALAU GÜELL

25. PALAU GÜELL

26. 1888 18889 COL-EGI TERESIA-street Ganduxer 85 to 105 is clearly shown with few
resources. Gaudí was brilliant solutions. The result was a building of austerity and
rationality individuals, both inside and outside

27. COL-EGI TERESIa

28. The porch has a fantastic screen door is one
of the best works of Gaudi's wrought iron

29. COL-EGI TERESIa

30. COL-EGI TERESIa The most notable of Teresa's and the most beautiful is the system of parabolic
arched corridors, it is a complicated composition based on a central atrium of daylight fed to and
gives the room a very special atmosphere, the two parallel corridors of parabolic arches that are
supported by slender columns and gives the room a very special atmosphere

31. CASA CALVET 1900 Gaudi Barcelona council receives the award for best building
completed during the year by the Casa Calvet Was commissioned by the textile
manufacturer Pere Calvet this house is the first of those in the Eixample. The facade
has a baroque air, while the interior is much more personal inspiration.

32. CASA CALVET

33. 1900 190 CASA BELLESGUARD Sant Gaudí made ​a heartfelt tribute to Catalan
Gervasi was a former royal residence king Martí monarch. The tall spire topped by the cross of
l'Humà built in 1408, Gaudí built on the ruins of four arms, is the last piece wrapped with the
a private residence. It has a slender tower Catalan flag and the royal trencadis figure
topped by a crown and a cross of four arms before the cross

34. 1900 190 CASA
BELLESGUARD The
access door is a
semicircular arch as
civil Gothic with
Gothic windows and
a crown of
battlements

35. 1900 190 CASA BELLESGUARD

36. CASA BELLESGUARD Inside the building are covered flat brick vaults lined with white
plaster, with the nerves forming curious shapes, the staircase with ceramic tiles

37. Parc Guell in
architecture and
landscaping are
combined in an
environment that
sets a fantastic
dimension. With 15
Ha. this park is the
modernist
landscaping project
extension

38. Parc Guell born as part of a garden city project scheduled for 60 residence houses

39. Parc GÜELl It is surrounded by a wall with two entrance pavilions whose roofs are
covered with broken pottery and topped by an ornate tower and

40. Parc Guell is, by its famous features one of the best expressions of the unique
inspiration of Gaudí

41. Parc Guell Past the door, a mythological dragon, flanked by a grand staircase
welcomes visitors

42. The Parc Güell was declared World Heritage by Unesco in 1984

43. Parc Guell always present Catalonia

44. Parc Guell Climbing the stairs leading to
Gaudí designed this square to create a
the great hall under the square columns
market for urban
suspended

45. Parc Guell The limits of this square is
marked by a long wavy uneven bank coated
ceramic pieces, which are so characteristic
of the puzzle Gaudiano works. To carry
GAUDÍ BANK was assisted by the architect
Josep Maria Jujol, the bank is a large collage
made ​ceramic factory waste tile

46. Parc Guell

47. Parc Guell
Parc Guell The 96 columns support a large square turned into excellent views over
the city

48. Parc Guell The park holds more secrets as the great work of holding the road
overpasses for vehicles, with the support of retaining walls and pillars inclined.

49. CASA BATLLO Grace Ps 43 located in the
"apple of discord" the most
internationally known enclave. It has an
undulating facade and a ceramic roof
whose form recalls the back of a dragon.
It is the first fully 0bra Gaudiana - art
total.

50. The great beauty of the Batlló highlights Inside is a winding staircase where Gaudí
both day and night was shown to be a perfect decorator

51. CASA BATLLO

52. CASA BATLLO

53. CASA BATLLO The terrace of the house with chimneys Batlló sculptures is a landscape
with figures.

54. 1906 – 1910 CASA MILÀ DE LA PEDRERA

55. CASA BATLLO In the Passeig de
Gracia in Barcelona, ​is a giant
sculpture made ​of stone from
the quarry Garraf the wrought
iron of the balconies is the
work of J. M ª Jujol. The forms
of the facade are a
representation of the sea or a
mountain moving (Montserrat)
is the latest example of civil
architecture of Gaudi and one
of its most ambitious and
innovative creations.
The five-story building height,
Exterior facades, turned in an
impressive undulating mass of
stone, also recalls an eroded
rock formation on the move.
The balconies can be seen
some beautiful plant forms
made ​of wrought iron.

56. There are several forms of which resemble chimneys fantastic helmeted warriors and
Star Wars

57. CASA BATLLO The famous terrace, fireplaces, fans and output of ladder can be
seen as sculptures, the feeling of being in a dream world is shocking

58. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA THE HOLY
FAMILY is undoubtedly the most
famous work of Gaudí, is a
temple that has become a
symbol of Barcelona's identity
throughout the world and vital
iconography of the city. It is
financed only by donations from
the faithful and the amount of
the price of tickets La Sagrada
Familia is the work of a visionary,
not anywhere in the world is
building a monument on the size
and quality
des of this temple is unique,
IS THE NEW CATHEDRAL OF
BARCELONA

59. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

60. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Facade of birth, three porches (FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY) are
statues of several authors (Mátamala, Busquets, Stood)

61. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

62. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
FINAL DRAFT
The great temple have three
facade Naixement (done), Passim
(done) and Gloria (failure to do)
with four towers each, will house
the existing towers are tubular
bells invented by Gaudi, an apse
with seven chapels, five ships
with capacity for 2,000 people
and a large central tower of 170
meters will be the most
identifiable element. This tower
will be surrounded by the towers
of the four evangelists and the
tower of the Virgin with three
sides added eighteen towers in
total an average of 100 meters. A
tall building will wrap around the
cloister

63. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

64. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

65. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

66. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

67. Is buried in the crypt Antoni Gaudí i
Cornet After Gaudí's death fell into an unjust
oblivion, and his work was reviled by the
international criticism and excessively fanciful
baroque. In his native land was equally
despised by the new trend that replaced
modernism, Noucentista style that returned to
the classical canons.

68. In his time as a student, Gaudí attended
several craft workshops, where he learned
the basics of all trades related to
architecture, as sculpture, carpentry,
forging, stained glass, ceramics, plaster
molding, etc.. Also, he assimilated the new
technological advances, incorporating his
technique iron construction or concrete. This
was due to the global vision that Gaudi
architecture was designed as a
multifunctional piece, which should be
developed to the smallest detail in a set
pervaded furnished. This knowledge not
only allowed him to pursue his architectural
projects, but also design all elements of the
works he created, from furniture to lighting
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