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Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the church's crypt. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. [9] Relying solely on private donations, Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
Gaudí was born on 25 June 1852 in Riudoms or Reus [10] to coppersmith Francesc Gaudí i Serra (1813–1906) [11] and Antònia Cornet i Bertran (1819–1876). He was the youngest of five children, and far outlived the other two who survived to adulthood: Rosa (1844–1879) and Francesc (1851–1876).
He was buried in the now disappeared convent of San Norberto, which is currently the location of Plaza de los Mostenses . His grave disappeared along with the convent in 1810. His house, located in close proximity to the convent, features a plaque commemorating the composer, which was installed in 1991. Tito Schipa: 1965 Opera singer
Jerry Buss (1933–2013), majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers; C ... Higgins (1957–1975), dog actor (urn is buried with trainer, Frank Inn) [1]
[citation needed] The interments include pioneers and members of prominent families in Los Angeles and the state. [citation needed] Rosedale was the first cemetery in Los Angeles open to all races and creeds, and was the first to adopt the design concept of lawn cemeteries. This is where the grounds are enhanced to surround the graves with ...
Ernest Carroll Moore (1871–1955), educator, co-founder of University of California, Los Angeles [120] Harvey Seeley Mudd (1888–1955), engineer and educator; William Mulholland (1855–1935), engineered the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Mulholland Dam, St. Francis Dam and other dams, Panama Canal consultant, namesake of Mulholland Drive [121] [81]
Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery (77 P) M. Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery (133 P) O. Burials at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery (29 P) S.
[1] After five years of work and schooling, Gaudi qualified as an architect in 1878. As Elies Rogent signed Gaudí's degree he declared, "Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o a un geni. El temps ens ho dirà." ("Who knows if we have given this diploma to a nut or to a genius. Time will tell.") Gaudi immediately began to plan and design.