Elies Rogent

He studied at the school of Architecture in Madrid, from which he graduated on 20 February 1851.

An admirer of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, he passed on his passion for mediaeval architecture through his teaching work.

His students included Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Antoni Gaudí, of whom he reputedly said, as he signed his degree, "I have approved either a madman or a genius".

In order to bring this project to a successful conclusion he made many changes to the original plans by Josep Fontserè i Mestre, and managed to complete the task in record time thanks to the assistance of his disciple Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

He was a member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi His major works include: Media related to Elies Rogent i Amat at Wikimedia Commons