I would love to write some intelligent facts about Gaudi here - his life, his work, etc - except I don't know much. Even though I saw most of his major works in Barcelona, I didn't go inside any of them (either too expensive or the line was too long). The one interesting tidbit I picked up on my (free) walking tour is how he died. Gaudi spent the last few years of his life living inside the Segrada Familia. He was obsessed with it, and rarely left his work in progress, except to go to his favorite church in Barcelona - St. Felip Neri in the Barrio Gotic. One day while on his way to the church, Gaudi was hit by a tram. Even though he was one of the most famous men in Barcelona, because of his unkempt appearance, no one recognized him and passerby were reluctant to help him. Eventually he was taken to a paupers' hospital. When friends finally found him and tried to move him to better hospital, he refused, saying he belonged among the poor. He died a few days later from his injuries. So there you go - that's what I know about Gaudi as a person. Now here are some pictures of what he created while he was alive...
Segrada Familia
Casa Mila
Casa Batllo
Casa Battlo
Parc Guell
Parc Guell
St. Felip de Neri - Gaudi's favorite church (the bullet holes came later - this square was bombed during the Spanish revolution, and later on soldiers executed prisoners here)
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