AH !!! ANTON GAUDI - SECRET PIGEON RACER?

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THE PIGEON RACER

Many tourists flock each year to Barcelona to witness and experience the Sagrada Familia and other beautiful specimens of his work: The Parc Guell, the apartment block and the building on the other side of Passeig de Gracia which is now a bank...

The common belief is that Anton Gaudi designed his architecture because of his passion for beauty and the essence of line. However Hedley Pecker's theory of the real reason for Gaudi's extraordinary work needs a closer look.

Mr. Pecker, pigeon racer and Yorkshire muse, claims in his well known documentary series that Toni was indeed a pigeon racer and dedicated his life to the comfort and training of his pigeon collection.

This rare documentary which was banned from TV broadcasts in 1992, the year of the Olympics, due to worries over the effect this film could have on Catalan tourism, is now available to watch here. The Chinese have also banned it.

TONI GAUDI THE PIGEON RACER 

The truth behind the man

Documentary from the famous theorist Hedley Pecker

Gaudi - the pigeon racer

This is the unknown truth about Anton Gaudi the famous architect whose Sagrada Familia staggers people daily on their visits to Barcelona

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Anton Gaudi- pigeon racer 

truths behind the architecture

A light hearted look at the reasons behind the architecture styles of Gaudi

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Books on GAUDI on Amazon 

without the pigeon theory

Some of the best from Amazon on Gaudi architecture

Gaudi: The Complete Buildings (Architecture & Design)

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Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi

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Living Gaudi: The Architect's Complete Vision

Release Date: 07/18/2006

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Antonio Gaudi: Master Architect (Tiny Folio)

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Gaudi: A Biography

Release Date: 11/04/2003

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RESTAURANTS in BARCELONA WITHOUT PIGEON MEAT 

vegan and vegetarian

Some of the better places in Barcelona which do not cook pigeons, jackdaws or ostriches
  • El Macrobiotico
    c/ Muntaner (at the crossroads with Gran Via)
  • Organic Restaurant
    Address: C/ de la Junta de Comerç, 11, Ciutat Vella, 08001, Barcelona
  • Comme-Bio (Gran Via)
    Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 603, Eixample, 08007, Barcelona
  • Comme-Bio (Layetana) Restaurant
    Address: Vía Layetana, 28, Ciutat Vella, 08003, Barcelona
  • Unicornius Restaurant
    Address: C/ Jovellanos, 2, Raval, 08001, Barcelona
  • Juicy Jones Restaurant
    Address: C/ Cardenal Casañas 7, Ciutat Vella, 08002, Barcelona
  • Ganpatti Restaurant Details
    Address: C/ Tallers, 29, Ciutat Vella, 08001, Barcelona

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