Who was Antoni Gaudí?
Q: Who was Antoni Gaudí?
A: Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish architect who became a leader of Catalan modernism.
Q: What were some of the influences on his style?
A: Gaudí's works were in his own unique style and he got some ideas from neo-Gothic art, Art Deco and Oriental techniques, and became part of the modernist movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Q: How many World Heritage Sites did UNESCO declare for Gaudi's works?
A: Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Q: What faith did Gaudi practice?
A: Gaudí was a Roman Catholic and his faith grew during his life, which earned him the nickname "God's Architect" and eventually led to his beatification in 2011.
Q: How did he approach creating plans for his works?
A: He rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and molding the details as he was conceiving them.
Q: When was Antoni Gaudi born?
A: He was born on 25 June 1852 in Reus, Catalonia.
Q: When did he die?
A: He died on 10 June 1926 in Barcelona, Spain after being hit by a tram at age 73.
