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Gaudì Quotes

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When objections were raised as to the extended completion date of the Sagrada Familia, Gaudí said:

"Don´t worry, my client isn´t in a hurry"

Sagrada Familia 
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Gaudi suffered from rheumatism when he was yong and as a result rarely went to school, instead he took the time to engross himself in nature, where most of his inspiration comes from.

   

Gaudi Interesting Fact 10

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The city authorities continuously tried to stop Gaudi's work as it exceeded city regulations. The only thing they actually ever assigned him to design was the street lights

   

Gaudi Interesting Fact 9

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Gaudi made the balconies on Casa Batlló to look like theatre masks.

   

Gaudi Interesting Fact 8

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The undulating scaled roof of Antonio Gaudi's Casa Batlló is meant to represent a dragon's back.

   

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Gaudí's dead

Not much people know how Gaudí died. From what it known he was hit by a tram in front of Sagrada Familia when he crossed the street aiming to go to the construction side of his masterpiece.

He lay in the hospital "Hospital de la Santa Creu", but people didn't recognise the famous artist because of his neglected appereance.

Only three days later, a friend of him found him in this hospital and asked for a private room for him. The same day, 10 July 1926 he died. 

He was buried in the midst of La Sagrada Família.

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