Gaudí

American

[gou-dee, gou-dee] / ˈgaʊ di, gaʊˈdi /

noun

Antonio Antonio Gaudí i Cornet, 1852–1926, Spanish architect in the Catalan style.

Gaudí British

/ ɡauˈði, ˈɡaʊdɪ /

noun

Antonio (anˈtonjo). 1852–1926, Spanish architect, regarded as one of the most original exponents of Art Nouveau in Europe and noted esp for the church of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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The basilica's peak will deliberately fall short of the 177 metres of Barcelona's Montjuic hill, in accordance with the devout Catholic faith of famed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, who took charge of the project in 1883.

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When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.

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The residents have also questioned the stairs' place in Gaudi's original plan.

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Lead architect Fauli, speaking to AFP next to various models of the Sagrada Familia in a room away from the droves of tourists, insisted that "we are, in all parts of the project, faithfully following what Gaudi wanted".

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Other documents were saved, and a portion of the models were reconstructed afterwards by Gaudi's disciples, he added.

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