UNESCO - Antoni Gaudí - Sagrada Família - Crypt Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Spain Works of Antoni Gaudí / Obras de Antoni Gaudí Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These monuments represent an eclectic, as well as a very personal, style which was given free reign in the design of gardens, sculpture and all decorative arts, as well as architecture. On 19 March 1882, construction of the Sagrada Família began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. In 1883, when Villar resigned Gaudí took over as chief architect, trans-forming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the church's crypt. Name: Works of Antoni Gaudi Site: Nativity Facade and Crypt of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família / Fachada de la Natividad y cripta de la Sagrada Familia Country: Spain Location: Barcelona, Catalonia Inscription: 1984 Category: Cultural (i)(ii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 320-005 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.