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The Passion façade was built according to the design that Gaudi created in 1917. The construction began in 1954, and the steeples, built over the elliptical plan, were finished in 1976. It is especially striking for its spare, gaunt, tormented characters, including emaciated figures of Christ being scourged at the pillar; and Christ on the Cross .
[1] After five years of work and schooling, Gaudi qualified as an architect in 1878. As Elies Rogent signed Gaudí's degree he declared, "Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o a un geni. El temps ens ho dirà." ("Who knows if we have given this diploma to a nut or to a genius. Time will tell.") Gaudi immediately began to plan and design.
Gaudí was born on 25 June 1852 in Riudoms or Reus [10] to coppersmith Francesc Gaudí i Serra (1813–1906) [11] and Antònia Cornet i Bertran (1819–1876). He was the youngest of five children, and far outlived the other two who survived to adulthood: Rosa (1844–1879) and Francesc (1851–1876).
This category lists people who were buried at the Panthéon in Paris. Pages in category "Burials at the Panthéon, Paris" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
Kiki (1901–1953), singer, actress, painter, "Queen of Montparnasse" (although she was probably buried in Thiais) Adamantios Korais (1748–1833), Greek writer and philosopher; Cornelius Castoriadis (1922–1997), Greek writer and philosopher
Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.
He died in Paris and was buried in the Batignolles Cemetery, where his old tomb still stands. In 1984 his remains were moved to Moscow. [30] Cécile Chaminade: 1944 Composer Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France She was initially buried in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Her grave was later moved to the Cimitière de Passy in Paris. [31] Ruperto Chapí: 1909 ...
The names of those buried in the two common pits, 1,306 men and women, are inscribed on the walls of the chapel in the cemetery complex. Of the 1,109 men, there were 108 nobles, 108 churchmen, 136 monastics ( gens de robe ), 178 military, and 579 commoners; 197 women are buried there, with 51 from the nobility, 23 nuns and 123 commoners.