TASK 1: Article summary

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Life Inside a Masterpiece

I’ve chosen the article about a woman that lives in Gaudi’s most famous building because I really like to discover new things about different historical buildings. Moreover, Barcelona is one of those cities I want to visit, so it makes this article even more interesting for me.
The article tells about life of Ana Viladomiu. She lives in La Pedrera, the last house built by Antoni Gaudi. The building is famous for its wavelike and uneven stone facade and the roof terrace, that has chimneys in the shape of helmets. Thousands of people visit the building every year, and Ana’s everyday routine is to avoid them.She usually can’t even reach the elevator, that leads to her apartment. Occasionally, Ana opens her front door and shows her apartment to tourists.
The apartment itself is a whitewashed and airy of 350 square meters. She has lived there since the 1980s. In 1906, Gaudi was suggested to build a new residence to a wealthy couple. It took him six years to complete the building. La pedrera includes many qualities that were novelties at the time, for example elevator and running water in each apartment. 
Nowadays, Gaudi is at the heart of Barcelona’s tourism offering. The bank Caixa de Catalunya paid £5m, to buy the building in 1986. They renovated La Pedrera and made it an attraction for tourists. The bankoffered the tenants good money for moving out, and of course Ana re fused as well as a few others. 
In March Viladomiu published a book, The Last Neighbour, about the history of the building and the experience of occupying an apartment. She emphasizes that the rent price of this flat is not comparable to joy she gains because of living there. Viladomiu also likens her experience to living on the set of Big Brother, the reality television show. She is always in the public eye, and seems that she got used to it. Ana’s most important remark is that you need to respect Gaudi’s ideas and strong personality to live there.







Source:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/antoni-gaudi-barcelona-la-pedrera-architecture-design-resident-a8988471.html

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