Today’s Google Doodle Honors GaudÃ
Google’s latest doodle celebrates the 161st birthday of Antoni GaudÃ, the Catalan architect whose iconic buildings have left an indelible mark on Barcelona. GaudÃ, who met his untimely death under the wheels of a city tram in 1926, took with him to the grave his vision for his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia church. Work continues on the vast Roman basilica and visitors flock to Barcelona every year to see it and his other works, including Park Guell, a steep garden complex with architectural elements and Casa Batllo, a mansion on the city’s Passeig de Gracia. Research suggested in 2011 that Gaudà used the garden of a psychiatric hospital as a testing ground for his revolutionary designs, with the patients serving as his artisans.
