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Correspondence from Antoni Gaudí and Cornet to Enric Prat de la Riba (Barcelona. December 29, 1916)

Date
1916
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-137-T-3987
Link to the online document
Description

It is a handwritten letter sent by Antoni Gaudí to Enric Prat de la Riba, dated December 29, 1916, in which the architect reports on the vote of the Provincial Board of Health regarding the request of the Board of the Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Família to authorize burials in the crypt of the church. This document reflects Gaudí’s direct involvement in legal and health issues related to his most emblematic project, and his dialogue with the Catalan political authorities. In addition, it reflects how the construction of the Sagrada Família was not only an artistic project, but also a space for debate on identity, memory and the social function of architecture in a modern and European Catalonia.