Architecture
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Otto Wagner *VII 13 1841 — The Life You Give
Otto Koloman Wagner, born July 13, 1841, in Penzing, near Vienna, is the architect and teacher, generally held to be a founder and leader of the modern movement in European architecture. Wagner’s early work was in the already-established Neo-Renaissance style. In 1893 his general plan (never executed) for Vienna won a major competition, and in 1894…
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Antoni Gaudi *VI 25 1852 — The Life You Give
Antoni Gaudí, born June 25, 1852, in Reus, Spain, is the architect whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous color and texture, and organic unity. Gaudí worked almost entirely in or near Barcelona. Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família),…
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