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Biography of gaudí

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Antoni Gaudí was born in 1852 in Reus, in the province of Tarragona. Antonia Cornet and Francisco Gaudi had five children, the last of which was Antoni.

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At the entrance of the Park Güell you can see the lizard. Eusebi Güell asked Gaudi to built this park and Park Güell was built between 1900 and 1914.The original purpose was to create stylish park for Barcelona.

MAIN WORKS

PARK GÜELL

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THIS IS THE LIZARD

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He also began the Park Guell, which was initially built as a garden-city.

THIS IS THE ENTRANCE OF PARK GÜELL

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His masterwork was Sagrada Família

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The Sagrada Familia construction began in 1883, but the church remained unfinished during Gaudi´s lifetime. The Sagrada Familia has eighteen tall towers.

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Gaudi worked on many other projects throughout Barcelona: CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Batlló was built between 1904 to 1906 in Passeig de Gracia 43, Barcelona by Antony Gaudi.Gaudi used colours and shapes found in marine life as inspiration for his creativity to build this house.From the outside of the façade of casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. The "skulls" are in fact balconies and the "bones" are supporting pillars.Gaudi asked Josep Batlló to build this house.Nowadays anybody lives there. It is only a tourist house visited by people of all the world.

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La Pedrera, located on the Passeig de Gracia.

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He was run down by a tramway.

He died on 10th of June in 1926 inBarcelona.