Gaudí (1852-1926) born in 1852 in Reus. From early childhood he was a keen observer of nature, attracted by its shapes, colours and geometry. In 1862 he decided to study architecture in Barcelona, and his first architectural work oscillated between reinterpreting historic canons with an Eastern influence and recovering mediaeval elements.

Gaudi was still a young man when he began to receive his first orders for work from the ecclesiastical world and the middle classes. Among his work the Sagrada Familia, the cathedral for modern Barcelona, stands out.

After his death, both the man and his work went through a period of cultural exile, until the avant-garde trends and the international movement recovered them presenting them as an example for the modernisation and renovation of twentieth century architecture.

Gaudi's work can be defined in many ways, including: art, columns, nature, curve, straight, geometry, monuments, originality, synthesis... But, there is nothing better than seeing it for yourself to appreciate the work of Catalan modernism's greatest exponent.

Examples of Gaudi's works to be found in Barcelona and which demonstrate his art and his unique perspectives on architecture are:
The Bellesguard tower
The Teresianes order school
Parc Güell
The Güell property
The Vicenç house
The Milà house
The Sagrada Família
The Batlló house
The Calvet house
The Güell palace
The door of the Miralles property
The Sagrada Familia schools