Friday, November 10, 2006

Gaudi's Sagrada Familia

Here is my pic of Sagrada Familia...it's taken in Sepia color tone...Every part of the design of La Sagrada Família is rich with Christian symbolism, as Gaudí intended the church to be the "last great sanctuary of Christendom". Its most striking aspect is its spindle-shaped towers. A total of 18 tall towers is called for, representing in ascending order of height the twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary, and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. (According to the 2005 "Works Report" of the temple's official website, drawings signed by Gaudí found recently in the Municipal Archives indicate that the tower of the Virgin was in fact intended by Gaudí to be shorter than those of the evangelists, and this is the design—which the Works Report states is more compatible with the existing foundations—that will be followed.

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