Think some years later, you moved into your study in Sagrada Familia? Answer Your best friend, Eusebi, died in 1918 and, I
Your major achievements during this conversation. I am afraid we have managed only to touch upon some of It was regarded as a bit way out at the time. That allows for independent floors with large apertures in the façade. Pillars instead of using weight-bearing walls. Houses with separate entrances around two large interconnecting interior patios. That was work I undertook for Pere Milà and his RealĪ quick word, perhaps, about La Pedrera. The figure of the Greek mythological dragon. Haven’t had time to talk about the giant mosaic reptile which we put there to Remarkable creations in the park, but I am afraid we must bring this interview We could talk for a long time about your very many Some of the chimneys there were tiled housing hundreds of broken cava You will see other lovely examples of this technique, in Was a decorative art form that required smashing up ceramics and piecing them Your work – was quite revolutionary, wasn’t it? Answer Your use of trencadis, or broken, tiling – conspicuous throughout Large city that lay at its feet represents earthly life, whilst the park itself How long was the park in construction? Answer
Religious symbols that culminate, of course, with the three crosses of calvary.
The majority of symbols on the stairway represent theĬultural character of the project, and the highest sections are reserved for That would put Park Güell into the historical context that Barcelona wasĬurrent situation with ancestral traditions of Christian Catalonia. We endeavoured to provide a detailed plan of symbolisms Synthesis of tradition and progress, do you think? Answer Would it be appropriate to describe the park as a Have since been able to enjoy one of your greatest works? Answer Paradoxically, perhaps, it has meant that generations Municipal public park in 1922 and remained that way ever since. Had by that time finalised the common zones, and it was transformed into a It was felt at the time that our creative ideas wereĮxcessive and inappropriate for the economic circumstances.īut although the original project failed, I Of an old farmhouse on the city outskirts in 1899 with the idea of constructingĪ housing development of detached properties for wealthy families. My friend Eusebi acquired more than 17 hectares of land Let us talk about some of your other works.
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The crypt is ringed by a series of chapels? Answer In progress – comprises leaning, tree-like columns with branches spreading outĪcross the ceiling, so it has the overall effect of a stone forest. This enormous central body of the temple – again, still On some of the principal features, but tell us about the nave. In a short interview of this nature, we can only touch Up to a hundred plant and animal species sculpted into the stone, and the two It is said that your love of nature is visible in the Yes, depending on funding, but bear in mind thatĬonstruction came to a halt for 20 years during the Spanish Civil war. That the project will be completed by 2030 which is over 100 years after your In the making and we are told that even in its unfinished state it attracts over a It has been described as the eighth wonder of the world The central tower which will be 170 metres Ultimately, it will have eighteen towers: twelve for the apostles, four for theĮvangelists and one dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It has three facades dedicated to the birth, passion and glory of Know that it is still not complete to this day. AnswerĪlthough it was commenced all those years ago, you will You were commissioned as the principalĪrchitect in 1883. The whole of your working life) was, of course, the Sagrada Familia. Your major work, to which you devoted 43 years (almost He commissioned me with the furniture for his father-in-law’s family Wasn’t it around that time that you met Eusebi Güell who Men of Genius – friend and patron Question It was a summer residence on the outskirts of In 1878 you became involved in your first important The comment was made when I left that I was Yes, I also studied French, history, economics, philosophyīarcelona Architecture School where they didn’t really know what to make of me. You studied a number of subjects, but principally Of us survived until we were adults, and even then my brother, Francesc, died I was born in Reus, Catalonia, on 25 June 1852, the Could you tell us when and where you wereīorn, please, and a little of your family background? Answer We could discuss, but perhaps we had better start at the beginning. Senor Gaudi, there are so many of your great works that Gaudi, celebrates the Catalan’s astonishing achievements and the amazingĬontribution his works have made to the city of Barcelona. This brief Real Men of Genius interview with Antoni
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