magnum opus

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The Sagrada Família is the magnum opus of the brilliant Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí, who died 100 years ago and whose sinuous and eccentric buildings are synonymous with Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The following year Skepta released his own magnum opus, Konnichiwa.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

The dictionary is Garner’s magnum opus, as essential to attorneys as Gray’s Anatomy is to physicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

We made a new calendar for 2025 and have plans for what could be our magnum opus: a coffee-table book.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

Copernicus published his magnum opus on his deathbed—in 1543, just before the church started clamping down on new ideas.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife