Why is Gaudi called Gods architect?


Why is Gaudi called Gods architect? A devout Catholic, Gaudi is frequently referred to as “God's architect” for his magnum opus, the La Sagrada Família church in Barcelona. “My client can wait,” he would say in reference to God as he consistently made changes in design. Starting in 1910, he abandoned all other work and focused on it almost exclusively.


Where is Gaudi buried?

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened as the Sagrada Família, is an under construction church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.


Was Gaudi rich or poor?

Gaudi was born in Catalonia in 1852 into a wealthy family and a life filled, as Tarragona puts it, with horses, opera, and the best restaurants.