Cèsar Martinell i Brunet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cèsar Martinell i Brunet

Spanish architect

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1888

Place of Birth: Valls, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1973

Profession: architect, historian, university teacher, art historian

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cèsar Martinell i Brunet (Valls, 24 December 1888 - Barcelona, 19 November 1973) was a Catalan modernista architect.
He was part of the small and selected group of architects that were connected to Antoni Gaudí, his most important teacher.
As a multifaceted person, Martinell was also a researcher and art historian.
He became famous for the many wine cellars he made for the agriculture cooperatives of different towns throughout Catalonia, especially in the south, in the Province of Tarragona.
These are known as "the cathedrals of wine".