Antoni
Gaudí
Antoni
Gaudí was born in Catalonia on the Mediterranean coast of Spain in 1852. He
showed an interest in architecture, and
in 1869 or 1870 he went to study in Barcelona. After his studies were
interrupted by military service, Gaudí graduated from the Provincial School of
Architecture in 1878.
In 1883, Gaudí
was charged with the construction of a Barcelona cathedral called
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family. Gaudí abandoned nearly all other work to focus on the
Sagrada Familia, which he had begun in 1883.
The structure
remained unfinished at Gaudí’s death in 1926 and, in fact, has a
final target
date of 2026, to mark the 100th anniversary of his passing.
CLARA GORBEÑA
