Antoni Gaudi Birthday: Google Doodle Celebrates Beloved Catalan Architect ...

alexsalcedo / Shutterstock.com Antoni Gaudí (1852 -1926), the Catalán architect best known for his imaginative style, inspired by the curves and.News: today's Google doodle honours the work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, who would have been 161 today. The illustrated interpretation of Google's logo depicts stylised versions of some of Gaudí's most famous works Gaudi was born 161 years ago today in Reus, a city in Spain's Catalonia region. After a childhood and adolescence characterized by poor health, he entered the military in 1875 but spent much of his service on sick leave — enabling him to studyToday is the 161st birthday of Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudi. If you've caught a glimpse of the amazing Google Doodle created in his honor, you can see that the Modernista creator of Sagrada Familia and other notable Spanish monuments

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