An Artist : Gaudi

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Exposé imagé sur Gaudi pouvant servir en cours d'Anglais ou en cours d'art.

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Antonio Gaudi was a Spanish and a Catalan architect, who belonged to the Modernism (Art Nouveau) movement. He was famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs.
We think he was born in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia in 1852. While there is some dispute about his birthplace because official documents state that he was born in the town of Reus. So It is unknown the exact place of birth of Gaudi.
He studies architecture (at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura) in Barcelona. He achieved only mediocre grades but he was awarded the title of architect in 1878. As he signed Gaudi's title, Elies Rogent ( directrice de l'école !) declared, "Who knows if we have given this diploma to a nut or to a genius. Time will tell."

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[...] The only existing copy of his last recorded blue prints were destroyed by the anarchists in 1938 at the height of Franco's invasion of Barcelona. This has made it very difficult for his workers to complete the cathedral in the same fashion as Gaudí most likely would have wished. It is for this that Gaudí is known to many as "God's Architect". La Sagrada Família is now being completed. As of 2007, completion of the Sagrada Familía is planned for 2026. [...]

[...] So It is unknown the exact place of birth of Gaudi. He studies architecture (at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura) in Barcelona. He achieved only mediocre grades but he was awarded the title of architect in 1878. As he signed Gaudi's title, Elies Rogent ( directrice de l'école ) declared, "Who knows if we have given this diploma to a nut or to a genius. Time will tell." His first project was the Lamps for Plaza Real In 1878, One the most famous place in Barcelona. [...]

[...] On June 1926, Gaudí was run over. Because of his ragged attire and empty pockets, Nobody recognized the injured artist until his friends found him the next day. He died three days later in a hospital and he was buried in the midst of La Sagrada Família. Between 1984 and 2005 seven of his works have been deemed a World Heritage Site by Unesco . Today he is admired by professionals and the public in general: the Sagrada Familia is now one of the most visited monuments in Spain A MAJOR WORK: La Sagrada familia Since 1915 Gaudí was devoted almost exclusively to his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia. [...]