Exterior Detail of the Sagrada Familia
by W Chris Fooshee
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Exterior Detail of the Sagrada Familia
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W Chris Fooshee
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Of all of Barcelona’s magnificent architecture, Antoni Gaudi's (1852-1926) spectacular UNESCO-listed La Sagrada Família inspires awe by its sheer verticality. Approaching the Sagrada Familia has been described as looking “too much like a tacky theme park- part-sandcastle, part-spaceship”.
In the manner of the medieval cathedrals it emulates, it is still under construction. Indeed, work that began in 1882 is hoped (perhaps optimistically) to be completed in 2026, a century after the architect's death. Though it is still unfinished, the cathedral attracts more than 4.5 million visitors a year and is Spain’s most visited monument.
Walking through the “Nativity façade”, the portico is composed of three entrances devoted to the three Christian virtues: Faith (to the right), Hope (to the left) and Charity (in the center) Designed by Japanese sculptor, Etsuro Sotoo they are decorated with plants, insects and small animals in the style of Gaudí.
The magnificence of Gaudi’s vision was obviously based on the natural world. In his designs one could imagine the structure being inspired by forests, animal skeletons, shells, seeds and myriad other structures from nature. Indeed, he once said “originality consists of going back to the origins.”
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