Previously unseen video emerges that may show Gaudí at a wedding in Barcelona

Family images from 1922 may have captured the celebrated architect. The discovery reopens the mystery surrounding Gaudí’s presence at a Barcelona wedding. The video was released by a local researcher. The man’s identity continues to prompt debate.

Barcelona wakes to news that stirs the collective memory: a family video, filmed in 1922 during a wedding in the city, may have captured architect Antoni Gaudí in motion for the first time. The possibility of seeing the creator of the Sagrada Família in real images arouses the curiosity of those who walk past his works every day and of those who feel the city is their own.

The images, previously unseen and kept by the Costa-Artigas family, show an older man with a white beard, wearing a hat and dark suit. His resemblance to Gaudí is undeniable and has led many experts and enthusiasts to analyse every detail of the footage. The recording was recently released by Beli Artigas, a researcher and descendant of the wedding’s protagonists, who has shared the discovery with Barcelona’s cultural community.

The video captures moments from the celebration, in which this man can be made out among the guests. Although the family maintains that Gaudí attended the ceremony, some historical documents place him at a similar wedding, but in 1924. The coincidence of dates and the lack of earlier visual records fuel the debate over the authenticity of the appearance.

The discovery has generated intense debate on social media and among heritage experts. The possibility of having moving images of Gaudí, previously nonexistent, represents a milestone for Barcelona’s visual history and for those who study the architect. The city, always attentive to its legends, once again looks to the past with amazement and expectation.

Antoni Gaudí, a central figure of Catalan modernism, transformed Barcelona’s image with his unique vision and his ability to fuse art, nature and architecture. His legacy, visible in monuments such as the Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló and Park Güell, continues to set the city’s cultural pulse. The scarcity of audiovisual documents about his life has fed the myth and mystery surrounding him, turning any discovery into an event of great impact.