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    Gaudí’s Barcelona

    Feb 19, 2019 4 minutes
    Keith Gordon

    While some cities are fortunate enough to have developed a unique architectural identity, few can give so much of the credit to a single man. When it comes to Barcelona, however, there’s no question that it’s truly the city of Antoni Gaudí. Prior to his death in 1926, Gaudí designed many of the city’s greatest architectural landmarks, including Park Güell, Palau Güell, Casa Milà, Casa Vicens, Casa Batlló, the crypt in Colònia Güell, and his work on the Nativity façade and crypt of La Sagrada Família basilica.

    While technically still unfinished, the basilica, begun in 1882, is a prime example of what makes Gaudí’s work so entrancing. Its balance of the

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