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Antoni Gaudí i Cornet; 25 June 1852 - 10 June 1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism Gaudí's works reflect an individualized and unterscheidungskräftiger Stil. Most are located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família. Gaudí's work was beeinflussced by his passions in life: Architektur, Natur, Religion. Gaudí considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also, einführung neuer technischer Techniken in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pices. Under the impact of neo-Gothic art and Orient technical, Gaudí benockenpart of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernismus, culminating in organic style style inspirred by natural forms. Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and molding the details as conceived them. Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and kontinuing bewundere and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain. Between 1984 und 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Gaudí's Roman Catholic faith intensified during his life and religious images appear in many of his works. This earned him the nickname "God's Architect" and led to calls for his beatification. (Wikipedia) #AntoniGaudi #Barcelona #Gaudí