Gaudi

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The complete works of the great Antoni Gaudi (TASCHENs 25th anniversary special edition) Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudi
- the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain it was here in the capital of Catalonia that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisle the expansive Guell Park (which today is open to the public) & the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family
- a project which was begun over 100 years ago & has yet to be completed. Antoni Gaudis life was full of contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement & was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single church. As a young man Gaudi had a liking for the glamour of social life & the looks of a dandy; in old age on the other hand he lived a spartan life. Gaudi never married & devoted his life entirely to his art: architecture. His works have been acclaimed as soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings " as "precious gems in the uniform grey of rows of houses " & the master himself was acclaimed as the " Dante of architecture". This book provides a sweeping study of his entire career presenting his complete works via texts & illustrations."