By: Lydia OstryniecPeriod 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.• His parents were Francesc Gaudí Serra and Antónia Cornet

Bertran and 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

This is Antoni Gaudi in 1878

1883• In 1883 Antoni Gaudí started to build his creation

of La Sagrada Família 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

This is La Sagrada Familia.

1900• In 1900 Antoni Gaudí 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

This is a bench at Park Gϋell that shows his great mosaic work.

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 Sagrada Família. Half of Barcelona was mourning his death.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD

This is like the tram that ran over Antoni Gaudi.