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He is the person behind the development of the Sagrada Familia Barcelona. “ Nothing is invented, for it’s written in nature first” – Antoni Gaudi-. In the spirit of the times, he is a rationalist architect: the forms all have a precise function and the plan of the spaces must be readable from the facade. In keeping with Art Nouveau ...
Sep 12, 2023 · The Basílica de la Sagrada Família, conceived by Antoni Gaudí, attracts so many visitors that the area becomes crowded with taxis, tour buses, and scooters. It is believed that three million people visited the church in 2016 alone. Gaudí was unable to complete much of his famed cathedral before his death in 1926.
Oct 21, 2014 · When the final stone is set in place, the Sagrada Família will be the world’s tallest church, soaring 560-ft (170-m) above the Catalan capital. It will also be the strangest looking and ...
For several reasons. And there may be more. Gaudi died, unexpectedly. He left few plans for completion and those he did leave were destroyed in a fire. The anti-religeous political atmosphere in Barcelona was not favorable to completing a "church". Those people who wanted to complete the church could not decide on how it should be completed.
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- Beth Harris,Steven Zucker
Oct 7, 2023 · On September 19th this year, as part of the presentation of the new developments at the temple, the director general of the Sagrada Familia construction board, Xavier Martínez, affirmed that the board was "available to the city council to meet and talk about the matter", pointing out, of course, what his starting point would be: "Antoni Gaudí ...
Jan 27, 2024 · The latter would become Spain’s most visited building, the monstrously brilliant Sagrada Família, which the devout Catholic Antoni Gaudí would obsess over until he was run over by a tram in 1926.
Mar 25, 2024 · Over the recent years, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been pieced together progressively, leading to its projected completion date in 2026 as a way, and rightful, way to celebrate Antoni Gaudí ...
