Gaudí's lesson, 100 years after his death

Abstract

On his way to church, on June 7, 1926, Antoni Gaudí was hit by a tramcar while trying to avoid one coming from the opposite direction in the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes in Barcelona. Mistaken for a homeless beggar, passers-by left him to his destiny. A doctor passed by, briefly examined him, and left. Later on a policeman took him to hospital. Meanwhile, colleagues, friends and employees at the Sagrada Familia worksite noticed his unusual absence. They immediately started to look for him around the city, managing to recognise him at the Santa Creu Hospital.