Antoni Gaudí

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Portrait of Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect, with a full beard and mustache, wearing a suit and looking slightly to the side. Photo by Pablo Audouard.

Facade of Palau Guell in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi, featuring ornate ironwork, arched doorways, and rows of tall windows.

Casa Vicens in Barcelona, a colorful and ornate modernist building with patterned tiles and intricate ironwork, designed by Antoni Gaudi.

Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain

Exterior view of the Crypt in Colonia Guell, designed by Antoni Gaudi, showing unique brick arches and stained glass windows surrounded by trees in Catalonia, Spain.

Aerial panoramic view of Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain, showing colorful buildings, ornate entrance pavilions, curving pathways, and lush gardens surrounded by wooded hills.

Park Güell, Barcelona

Antoni Gaudi's colorful mosaic lizard-dragon fountain, known as El Drac, decorates the main entrance steps of Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain.

Casa Batllo in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol, features a colorful facade with curved balconies and mosaic tiles in the Modernisme style.

Upper facade of Casa Batllo in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi, featuring colorful mosaic tiles, organic shapes, and balconies resembling bones.

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Spanish architect

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Stylized illustration of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona with sunburst lines and blue labels reading "Sagrada Familia" above the building.

Sagrada Família: The World's Oldest Construction Site

Construction of the Sagrada Família began in 1882—and is still ongoing.

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The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona is shown in color with a blue banner reading "Impossible Building?" across a grayscale background of trees.

Why the Sagrada Família Is a Construction Nightmare

If there's one thing architect Antoni Gaudí hated, it was straight lines.

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Exploring the rich history and architecture of Barcelona

Exploring the rich history and architecture of Barcelona

Overview of Barcelona, Spain.

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Images

Portrait of Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect, with a full beard and mustache, wearing a suit and looking slightly to the side. Photo by Pablo Audouard.

Antoni Gaudí, c. 1883–86

Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, photographed by Pablo Audouard, c. 1883–86.

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Facade of Palau Guell in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi, featuring ornate ironwork, arched doorways, and rows of tall windows.

Palau Güell, Barcelona

Exterior view of Palau Güell, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1886–90.

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Casa Vicens in Barcelona, a colorful and ornate modernist building with patterned tiles and intricate ironwork, designed by Antoni Gaudi.

Casa Vicens

Exterior view of Casa Vicens, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1883–85.

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Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain

Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain

Exterior view of the Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain; designed by Antonio Gaudí,...

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Exterior view of the Crypt in Colonia Guell, designed by Antoni Gaudi, showing unique brick arches and stained glass windows surrounded by trees in Catalonia, Spain.

Cripta de la Colònia Güell, near Barcelona

Exterior view of the Cripta de la Colònia Güell (“Crypt of Güell Colony”), near Barcelona,...

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Aerial panoramic view of Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain, showing colorful buildings, ornate entrance pavilions, curving pathways, and lush gardens surrounded by wooded hills.

Park Güell, Barcelona

Panoramic view of Park Güell, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1900–14.

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Park Güell, Barcelona

Park Güell, Barcelona

View of the porter lodges at Park Güell, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1900–14.

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Antoni Gaudi's colorful mosaic lizard-dragon fountain, known as El Drac, decorates the main entrance steps of Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain.

Park Güell, Barcelona

Mosaic dragon or salamander on the so-called dragon stairway at the Park Güell, Barcelona,...

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Casa Batllo in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol, features a colorful facade with curved balconies and mosaic tiles in the Modernisme style.

Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Exterior view of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Upper facade of Casa Batllo in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi, featuring colorful mosaic tiles, organic shapes, and balconies resembling bones.

Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Detail of the front facade of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Close-up of Casa Batllo's facade in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi, featuring organic, bone-like stone shapes and colorful stained glass windows.

Casa Batlló

Detail of exterior window of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Interior of Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi, showing curving window frames, stained glass with colorful circular patterns, and organic, sculpted columns overlooking the street.

Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Interior of the Casa Batlló in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Interior view of Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi, showing white parabolic arches, tiled floor, and a single wooden table beneath soft natural light.

Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Interior of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Casa Mila a modernist building by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol in Barcelona, features undulating stone facades and wrought iron balconies.

Casa Milà, Barcelona

Exterior view of Casa Milà, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1906–12.

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Casa Milà, Barcelona

Casa Milà, Barcelona

View of the rooftop sculptures that make up a few of the chimneys of Casa Milà, Barcelona,...

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Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Nativity facade of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, construction...

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Stone sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs on the Passion Facade of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, showing Pontius Pilate washing his hands as a figure holds a bowl.

Sculpture of Pontius Pilate, Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Pontius Pilate washing his hands, sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs, commissioned...

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Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Exterior view showing two portals and four towers of the Nativity facade of the Sagrada...

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Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Casa Batlló, Barcelona

Exterior view of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1904–06.

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Casa Milá, Barcelona, by Antoni Gaudí, 1905–10.

Casa Milá, Barcelona, by Antoni Gaudí, 1905–10.

Archivo Mas, Barcelona

Distant view of Antoni Gaudi's Casa Mila, also known as La Pedrera, with its undulating stone facade and wrought iron balconies, seen across a busy intersection in Barcelona.

Antoni Gaudí: Casa Milá

Casa Milá, Barcelona, by Antoni Gaudí, 1905–10.

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Close-up of the undulating stone facade and wrought iron balconies of Antoni Gaudi's Casa Mila, also known as La Pedrera, in Barcelona, with trees in front.

Casa Milà, Barcelona

Exterior view of Casa Milà, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, 1906–12.

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The Colonia Güell Church by Antoni Gaudí, 1898–c. 1915; in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain

The Colonia Güell Church by Antoni Gaudí, 1898–c. 1915; in Santa Coloma...

Courtesy of Archivo Amigos de Gaudi, Barcelona; photograph, Foto Aleu

Spires of Antoni Gaudí's Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família), Barcelona.

Spires of Antoni Gaudí's Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família), Barcelona.

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Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Sagrada Família, Barcelona

View of the Nativity facade of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, designed by Antoni...

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Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Exterior view of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí, construction...

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Interactives

Aerial view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona with text inviting users to start an interactive tour and describing Antoni Gaudi's architectural vision.

Interactive tour of the Sagrada Família

Explore Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família through an interactive tour of the basilica's...

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