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Sagrada Família was inspired by a bookseller, José María Bocabella , founder of Asociación Espiritual de Devotos de San José (Spiritual Association of Devotees of St. Joseph). After a visit to the Vatican in 1872, Bocabella returned from Italy with the intention of building a church inspired by the basilica at Loreto .
Passion Façade, Sagrada Família, Barcelona. Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar [1] (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]; 11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014 [2]) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
Close-up floral details of the Portal of Charity at the Nativity Façade of the Sagrada Família, by Etsuro Sotoo [5] In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the Sagrada Família. [6] He worked as a stonecutter and has been working since then on sculptures for the building, following the instructions left by Antoni Gaudí ...
The Sagrada Familia pictured in 1940 - Hulton Archive/Getty Images When Gaudí died in 1926, only an estimated 10%-15% of the project had been built , including one transept, a crypt and some of ...
The basilica was built in 1882, and over the next 142 years it would be perpetually under construction, with pauses during the Spanish Civil War in in the 1930s, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials of the Sagrada Família basilica have announced that its construction, which started in 1882, will reach completion by 2026. After 142 years, Spain's iconic Sagrada Família nears completion
Aerial view towards La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain. Gaudí was run down by a tram on 7 June 1926, and died of his wounds on 10 June. He is buried in Sagrada Familia. After his death, Gaudí's works suffered a period of neglect and were largely unpopular among international critics, who regarded them as baroque and excessively imaginative.
It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1912. The building was commissioned in 1906 by Pere Milà [ca; es] and his wife Roser Segimon . At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies, and design by Josep Maria Jujol. Several ...