Antoni Gaudí. Humanism and spirituality

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Antoni Gaudí. Humanism and spirituality

What did Antoni Gaudí think, feel or believe that allowed him to imagine, design and calculate a gem like the building you just visited? This space shows that Gaudí was more than just a great architect. Let yourself be guided and accompanied by his words along this journey through his life and spirituality.

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This tree by my workshop, this is my master!

CITA GAUDÍ _ ARBRE VIDA

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Video arbre vida

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Anything other than looking out for people, of all sorts, is just hot air.

CITA INFERIOR 1

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I’m a fighter by nature; I’ve fought incessantly and I’ve beat all but one thing: controlling my bad temper.

CITA INFERIOR 2

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Birth

La infantesa i l’entorn. La fe

Childhood and surroundings. Faith

Línea

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Before I was six, I started having attacks of rheumatism, which flared up again at various points in my life. This disease had a significant impact on my development as a boy. My weakness fostered my spirit of observation.

CITA GAUDÍ PLAFÓ NÈIXER

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Galery Nèixer

Font where Antoni Gaudí was baptised at the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus [© Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. España]

Font where Antoni Gaudí was baptised at the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus

Font where Antoni Gaudí was baptised at the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus

[© Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. España]

Font where Antoni Gaudí was baptised at the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus

[© Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. España]
Façade of the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus

Façade of the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus

Façade of the Priory Church of Sant Pere in Reus
Mas de la Calderera in Riudoms

Mas de la Calderera in Riudoms

Mas de la Calderera in Riudoms
(Photo reference to the potsmith trade) [© ICGC. Fons Cuyàs]

(Photo reference to the potsmith trade) [© ICGC. Fons Cuyàs]

(Photo reference to the potsmith trade) [© ICGC. Fons Cuyàs]
Baptismal record for Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, 26 June 1852 (reproduction)

Baptismal record for Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, 26 June 1852 (reproduction) [© Arxiu Històric Arxidiocesà de Tarragona]

Baptismal record for Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, 26 June 1852 (reproduction) [© Arxiu Històric Arxidiocesà de Tarragona]
José Domingo Costa y Borrás. Catecisme de la Doctrina Cristiana. Reus: Torroja y Tarrats, 1883

José Domingo Costa y Borrás. Catecisme de la Doctrina Cristiana. Reus: Torroja y Tarrats, 1883

José Domingo Costa y Borrás. Catecisme de la Doctrina Cristiana. Reus: Torroja y Tarrats, 1883

My father was a potsmith and my mother worked in the home.

CITA CALDERER (SOTA GALERIA)

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No one is useless. You just have to discover what they’re good at.

CITA INFERIOR 3

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Humble people have made huge contributions to great things.

CITA INFERIOR 4

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Life

A path of creation and devotion. Hope

Línea

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Life is love and love is sacrifice.

CITA GAUDÍ VIURE

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GALERIA VIURE

Antoni Gaudí, c. 1878 [© Author: Pau Audouard]

Antoni Gaudí, c. 1878 [© Author: Pau Audouard]

Antoni Gaudí, c. 1878 [© Author: Pau Audouard]

Antoni Gaudí, c. 1878 [© Author: Pau Audouard]
Antoni Gaudí, his father, his niece and Dr Santaló in Montserrat [© Càtedra Gaudí]

Antoni Gaudí, his father, his niece and Dr Santaló in Montserrat [© Càtedra Gaudí]

Antoni Gaudí, his father, his niece and Dr Santaló in Montserrat [© Càtedra Gaudí]
Antoni Gaudí taking communion during the IX Festival of Atonement for Blasphemy, 1916

Antoni Gaudí taking communion during the IX Festival of Atonement for Blasphemy, 1916

Antoni Gaudí taking communion during the IX Festival of Atonement for Blasphemy, 1916
Corpus Christi Procession with the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in front of the Barcelona Cathedral, 1924 [© Author: Josep Brangulí. ANC]

Corpus Christi Procession with the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in front of the Barcelona Cathedral, 1924 [© Author: Josep Brangulí. ANC]

Corpus Christi Procession with the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in front of the Barcelona Cathedral, 1924 [© Author: Josep Brangulí. ANC]
Antoni Gaudí on a visit to the Sagrada Família, 1915

Antoni Gaudí on a visit to the Sagrada Família, 1915

Antoni Gaudí on a visit to the Sagrada Família, 1915
Certificate of membership in the Apostleship of Prayer, 1900. Antoni Gaudí’s personal details are handwritten on the cover

Certificate of membership in the Apostleship of Prayer, 1900. Antoni Gaudí’s personal details are handwritten on the cover

Certificate of membership in the Apostleship of Prayer, 1900. Antoni Gaudí’s personal details are handwritten on the cover

Love of the truth must be above all other loves.

CITA INFERIOR 5

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I learned the liturgy following the yearly cycle of the Church, through the fifteen dense volumes of Dom Guéranger, which I read in French.

CITA INFERIOR 6

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Death

Farewell. Trust

Línea

TEXT INTRO PLAFÓ

Gaudí died on 10 June 1926 at Hospital de la Santa Creu in Barcelona, three days after being run over by a tram on his way to the Sant Felip Neri chapel of prayer. On 12 June, a great crowd joined his funeral procession towards the Temple of the Sagrada Família.

“He had left on Monday [from the Sagrada Família], all alone. He returned on Saturday, with the whole city by his side.”
Lluís Carreras, “Ja torna a ésser-hi...”, La Veu de Catalunya, 13 June 1926, morning edition.

CITA VIURE

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GALERIA MORIR

Bed at Hospital de la Santa Creu where Gaudí died, 1926

Bed at Hospital de la Santa Creu where Gaudí died, 1926

Bed at Hospital de la Santa Creu where Gaudí died, 1926

Bed at Hospital de la Santa Creu where Gaudí died, 1926
Gaudí's funeral procession. La Rambla, near metro stop Liceu [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. La Rambla, near metro stop Liceu [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. La Rambla, near metro stop Liceu [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]
Gaudí's funeral procession. Plaça de Sant Jaume [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. Plaça de Sant Jaume [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. Plaça de Sant Jaume [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]
Gaudí's funeral procession. Arrival at the Sagrada Família [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. Arrival at the Sagrada Família [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]

Gaudí's funeral procession. Arrival at the Sagrada Família [© Author: Josep M. Sagarra]
Gaudí's funeral procession. Mass held at the Temple of the Sagrada Família

Gaudí's funeral procession. Mass held at the Temple of the Sagrada Família

Gaudí's funeral procession. Mass held at the Temple of the Sagrada Família
Drawing of Antoni Gaudí on his deathbed, 1926 (reproduction) [© Author: Joaquim Renart. BNC]

Drawing of Antoni Gaudí on his deathbed, 1926 (reproduction) [© Author: Joaquim Renart. BNC]

Drawing of Antoni Gaudí on his deathbed, 1926 (reproduction) [© Author: Joaquim Renart. BNC]
Record of Antoni Gaudí’s death, 10 June 1926 (reproduction) [© AHSCP]

Record of Antoni Gaudí’s death, 10 June 1926 (reproduction). [© AHSCP]

Record of Antoni Gaudí’s death, 10 June 1926 (reproduction). [© AHSCP]
Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (obverse)

Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (obverse)

Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (obverse)
Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (reverse)

Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (reverse)

Remembrance card for Antoni Gaudí, 1926 (reverse)
Antoni Gaudí’s tomb in the chapel of Our Lady of Carmel, in the crypt

Antoni Gaudí’s tomb in the chapel of Our Lady of Carmel, in the crypt

Antoni Gaudí’s tomb in the chapel of Our Lady of Carmel, in the crypt
Bust of Antoni Gaudí made from his 1926 death mask. Joan Matamala. Plaster

Bust of Antoni Gaudí made from his 1926 death mask. Joan Matamala. Plaster

Bust of Antoni Gaudí made from his 1926 death mask. Joan Matamala. Plaster

Old age is a time for atonement.

CITA INFERIOR 7

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Without thinking about death, there is no good in life.

CITA INFERIOR 8

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Growth

An eternal legacy. Donation and charity

Línea

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The Sagrada Família is a project that is in God’s hands and is the will of the people.

CITA GAUDÍ CRÉIXER

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GALERIA CRÉIXER

Sagrada Família, 1926

Sagrada Família, 1926

Sagrada Família, 1926

Sagrada Família, 1926
Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913
Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913
Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913

Sagrada Família Schools, 1913
Drawing of the Sagrada Família, 1902-1926. Antoni Gaud

Drawing of the Sagrada Família, 1902-1926. Antoni Gaud

Drawing of the Sagrada Família, 1902-1926. Antoni Gaud
Tabletop crucifix

Tabletop crucifix

Tabletop crucifix
Mon tresor: Devocionari compost per lo P. Gabriel Palau, S. J. Barcelona, Llibreria dels Germans Subirana, 1902

Mon tresor: Devocionari compost per lo P. Gabriel Palau, S. J. Barcelona, Llibreria dels Germans Subirana, 1902

Mon tresor: Devocionari compost per lo P. Gabriel Palau, S. J. Barcelona, Llibreria dels Germans Subirana, 1902
Dom Prosper Guéranger. L'année liturgique. Le temps de Noël. Tome II. Paris, Poitiers : Librairie H. Oudin, 1908

Dom Prosper Guéranger. L'année liturgique. Le temps de Noël. Tome II. Paris, Poitiers : Librairie H. Oudin, 1908

Dom Prosper Guéranger. L'année liturgique. Le temps de Noël. Tome II. Paris, Poitiers : Librairie H. Oudin, 1908

Life is a battle that takes effort. Effort is sustained and fuelled by cultivating spirituality.

CITA INFERIOR 9

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I know the personal taste of the architects that follow me will influence the project, but that doesn’t bother me: I think the Temple will benefit from it. Great temples have never been the work of just one architect.

CITA INFERIOR 10

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Sagrada Família

Plurality, diversity, universality

Línea

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People will come from all over to see the Sagrada Família.

Vindrà gent de tot el món per veure la Sagrada Família.

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GALERIA SF

Main door with the Lord’s Prayer on the Glory façade

Main door with the Lord’s Prayer on the Glory façade

Main door with the Lord’s Prayer on the Glory façade

Main door with the Lord’s Prayer on the Glory façade
Pinnacle of the sacristy with the Lamb

Pinnacle of the sacristy with the Lamb

Pinnacle of the sacristy with the Lamb
3D image of the tower of Jesus Christ

3D image of the tower of Jesus Christ

3D image of the tower of Jesus Christ
Human towers inside the Sagrada Família, 2017

Human towers inside the Sagrada Família, 2017

Human towers inside the Sagrada Família, 2017
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Montserrat (Spain, Europe)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Montserrat (Spain, Europe)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Montserrat (Spain, Europe)
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: ND d'Afrique (Algeria, Africa)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: ND d'Afrique (Algeria, Africa)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: ND d'Afrique (Algeria, Africa)
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Madras (India, Asia)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Madras (India, Asia)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Madras (India, Asia)
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Mary MacKillop (Australia, Oceania)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Mary MacKillop (Australia, Oceania)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Mary MacKillop (Australia, Oceania)
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Catalina Tekakwitha (Canada, North America)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Catalina Tekakwitha (Canada, North America)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Catalina Tekakwitha (Canada, North America)
Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Aparecida (Brazil, South America)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Aparecida (Brazil, South America)

Stained-glass windows of sanctuaries and saints from all continents: Aparecida (Brazil, South America)
Prototype of a star for the crown on the tower of the Virgin Mary. Stainless steel

Prototype of a star for the crown on the tower of the Virgin Mary. Stainless steel

Prototype of a star for the crown on the tower of the Virgin Mary. Stainless steel

The Temple of the Sagrada Família must be a symbol of the faith of a whole people and of all eras.

CITA INFERIOR 11

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Glory is light, light gives joy, and joy is the happiness of the spirit.

CITA INFERIOR 12

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