Gaudí: The Complete Works
£25.00
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Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) is probably best known for his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família, the most-visited monument in Spain. Packed full of expert texts and hundreds of full-colour illustrations, this book explores his residential, religious, and public projects, (seven are UNESCO World Heritage Sites) and presents the extraordinary constructions crafted out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.
Dimensions
22cm (8in) x 16cm (6in)
Features
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Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) is probably best known for his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família, the most-visited monument in Spain. Packed full of expert texts and hundreds of full-colour illustrations, this book explores his residential, religious, and public projects, (seven are UNESCO World Heritage Sites) and presents the extraordinary constructions crafted out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.
Insights
The life of Gaudí was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life, he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Família. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona, his clothes were so shabby that passers-by assumed he was a beggar. Gaudí’s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy, as is explored in this visual compendium of his work.
Details & Care
- Publisher: TASCHEN
- Hard cover
- Colour photography
- Number of pages: 512 pages
- ISBN: 9783836566193
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