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105 — Antoni Gaudí 6 — Colonia Güell

105 — Antoni Gaudí 6 — Colonia Güell

Update: 2023-06-221
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In this episode of our ongoing series on Antoni Gaudí we discussed the unsolved mystery of the Colonia Güell Church. Perhaps the most enigmatic of Gaudí's projects, and the apotheosis of his method and principles, wholly unrestrained. Only the crypt of this vast proposed church was actually built, in a language of burnt bricks, reclaimed stones and baffling geometries. All that survives to us of his plans are photographs of vast models of string, canvas and lead weights used to model the catenary arch structure of the building, along with a few blurry photographs of the drawings. Everything else was lost when Gaudí's studio was burnt.


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Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts.


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105 — Antoni Gaudí 6 — Colonia Güell

105 — Antoni Gaudí 6 — Colonia Güell