Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi was born in the Catalonian province of Reus in 1852. He was greatly influenced by the Gothic revival of the period and the emergent style of Art Nouveau, through which he forged his own unique language, and which garnered him many prestigious commissions. Gaudi died in 1926, after being hit by a streetcar in Barcelona.

Antoni Gaudi was born in the Catalonian province of Reus in 1852. He was greatly influenced by the Gothic revival of the period and the emergent style of Art Nouveau, through which he forged his own unique language, and which garnered him many prestigious commissions. Gaudi died in 1926, after being hit by a streetcar in Barcelona. See less