100 years ago today (Catalonia’s National Day) Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí was arrested and sent to jail for speaking in Catalan to the police. He was 72 years old.

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1. I used to live and work close to Reus, where Gaudí was born, and I had the chance to visit his home, the church that inspired him, and the museum dedicated to him there.

   He was a genius, and his architecture is just phenomenal. Reus is a very Catalan town with a rich history and heritage, and you can feel that it when you walk its streets. It certainly was ingrained within Gaudí and he was a proud Catalan.

   I had the chance to visit the Sagrada Familia, but that place is wild – there’s so many tourists.