The complete works of the great Antoni Gaudi (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special
edition) Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni
Gaudi - the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to S
pain, it was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of archit
ecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bou
rgeoisle, the expansive Guell Park (which today is open to the public), and the
famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family - a project which was begun
over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed. Antoni Gaudi's life was full of
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 compl
etely to the construction of one single church.
