Antoni Gaudi: Google doodles the Spanish architect's 161st birthday

The Google letters on the doodle to commemorate Antoni Gaudi's 161st birth anniversary are made up of six landmark works of the Spanish architect.
Antoni Gaudi's designs had a distinctive style that were characterised by freedom of form, voluptuous colours and texture. His works are mainly concentrated in an around the city of Barcelona.
The still-uncompleted Sagrada Família is said to be his masterpiece and it is one of the most visited monuments in Spain. Much of Gaudi's career was spent in its construction.
Born on June 25, 1852, Antoni Gaudi came up with new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadis, made of waste ceramic pieces.
Between 1984 and 2005, UNESCO declared seven of his works World Heritage Sites. Gaudi died on June 10, 1926. He was 73.

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