Antoni+Gaudi

Biography: Was born in 1852 in Riudoms, also known as Reus. He was the youngest of five children and his family originated from southern France. Gaudis´ exact birthplace is not known because no supporting documents have been found. He had a deep apreciation for his native land and great pride in his Mediterranean heritage. He died on 1926.

Main Buildings: Sagrada Familia - Barcelona,Spain. World Heritage site. Spanish late gothic. 18 spires representing characters from the Bible. Parc Quell - Barcelona, Spain World Heritage site. Public park with arquitectonic constructions. Casabatllo - Barcelona, Spain World heritage site. Casa Mila - Barcelona, Spain World heritage site.

Ideas of architecture: Led the Spanish modernist movement. His style had been classified as gothic or warped gothism. Also art nouveau and surrealism. He was insired by nature sculpting. He wanted to go beyond what had been done before.

Illustrations

Links: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ **Antoni **_ **Gaudí ** www. **gaudi **all **gaudi **.com/EA002.htm

www.great **buildings **.com/.../ **Antonio **_ **Gaudi **.html

Names: Alessandro Vela Carlos Calderon Juanse Ramos