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Antoni Gaudi, Master Catalan Architect And Founder Of The Catalan Modernist Movement, Whose Highly Individualized And One-Of-A-Kind Works, Mostly Located In Barcelona, Spain, Include No Less Than Seven UNESCO's World Heritage Sites -- The Parque Guell, The Palacio Guell, The Casa Mila, The Casa Vicens, The Casa Batllo, The Crypt At The Colonia Guell, And His Main Work And Masterpiece, The Church Of The Sagrada Familia -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Black/White. 1988, 54 Minutes.)
Antoni Gaudi I Cornet (June 25, 1852 - June 10, 1926) was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudi's works have a highly individualized, sui generis style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Familia. Gaudi's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations which he integrated into his architecture crafts such as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging, and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadis which used waste ceramic pieces. Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudi became part of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. Gaudi rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and moulding the details as he conceived them. Gaudi's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain. Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Gaudi's Catholic faith intensified during his life and religious images appear in many of his works. This earned him the nickname "God's Architect". His cause for canonization was opened in the Archdiocese of Barcelona in 2003.