Antoni Gaudi
To what extent was Antoni Gaudi the greatest architect in European history?
Antoni Gaudi, an architect, was born on June 25th, 1852 in Rues, Catalonia, Spain.
Antoni showed great interest in architecture at a very young age. He eventually ended up going to the Provincial School of Architecture. He then graduated in 1878, and started to work for other companies and then went to the Paris World’s Fair of 1878 and presented his own showcase. This fair really launched his career. Even though the buildings of architect Stephen Sauvestre were impressive, Antoni Gaudi is the greatest architect in European history because he designed great and important buildings symbolizing Spain; he made his own advancements in architecture, and inspired many others.
Most importantly, Antoni Gaudi is the greatest architect because he designed great and important buildings that would symbolize Spain. Gaudi makes Spain an architectural example to the world (Sola Morales, 3). Gaudi made many building during his time and many are highly major and important to his career (Bergos, 2). All of his buildings have a source of significance and are architecturally featured. Overall, Gaudi’s work "gets the job done" for Spain’s architectural presence. Gaudi was well known throughout the rich, and was mainly chosen by people because word spread fast amongst the rich which then got to the middle class and so on (Gaudi, 29). People would hear quickly about the amazing Gaudi. This resulted in Antoni Gaudi getting the job of working on the Sagrada Familia on March 19th, 1882 (Gaudi, 51). The Sagrada Familia is known as his most important building he has ever designed and built. It is also one of Spain’s greatest highlights. The Sagrada Familia is a great church that means “the Holy Family,” and was officially pronounced a church on November 6th, 2010 by the Pope. This led to one of his many nicknames, “God’s Architect,” (Ivereigh). Unfortunately,
Antoni Gaudi, an architect, was born on June 25th, 1852 in Rues, Catalonia, Spain.
Antoni showed great interest in architecture at a very young age. He eventually ended up going to the Provincial School of Architecture. He then graduated in 1878, and started to work for other companies and then went to the Paris World’s Fair of 1878 and presented his own showcase. This fair really launched his career. Even though the buildings of architect Stephen Sauvestre were impressive, Antoni Gaudi is the greatest architect in European history because he designed great and important buildings symbolizing Spain; he made his own advancements in architecture, and inspired many others.
Most importantly, Antoni Gaudi is the greatest architect because he designed great and important buildings that would symbolize Spain. Gaudi makes Spain an architectural example to the world (Sola Morales, 3). Gaudi made many building during his time and many are highly major and important to his career (Bergos, 2). All of his buildings have a source of significance and are architecturally featured. Overall, Gaudi’s work "gets the job done" for Spain’s architectural presence. Gaudi was well known throughout the rich, and was mainly chosen by people because word spread fast amongst the rich which then got to the middle class and so on (Gaudi, 29). People would hear quickly about the amazing Gaudi. This resulted in Antoni Gaudi getting the job of working on the Sagrada Familia on March 19th, 1882 (Gaudi, 51). The Sagrada Familia is known as his most important building he has ever designed and built. It is also one of Spain’s greatest highlights. The Sagrada Familia is a great church that means “the Holy Family,” and was officially pronounced a church on November 6th, 2010 by the Pope. This led to one of his many nicknames, “God’s Architect,” (Ivereigh). Unfortunately,
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