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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.
The Sagrada Fam ilia in Barcelona will finally be finished in 2026, more than 140 years after construction started, officials have confirmed.. The construction of the last of six towers will mark ...
The Barcelona Cathedral is 93 meters (305.1 feet) long, 40 meters (131.2 feet) wide, and 28 meters (91.8 feet) high at the central nave. Each bell tower of the cathedral is 54 meters (177.1 feet) in height. The tallest point of the cathedral reaches 70 meters (229.6 feet) tall at the peak of the cimborio. [8]
(Antoni Gaudí Cornet. From Reus. At the age of 74, a man of exemplary life, and an extraordinary craftsman, the author of this marvelous work, the church, died piously in Barcelona on the tenth day of June 1926; henceforward the ashes of so great a man await the resurrection of the dead. May he rest in peace.)
After a wait of more than 140 years, five central towers of Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica are at last finished.
As an architecture student at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura, in Barcelona, from 1873 to 1877, Gaudí achieved only mediocre grades, but he did well in his "trial drawings and projects." [ 1 ] After five years of work and schooling, Gaudi qualified as an architect in 1878.
1884 – Gaudí is given the commission for the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona, which he will work on until 1926. 1883 – Antoni Gaudí completes his Casa Vicens in Barcelona. 1881 – The Natural History Museum in London opens. 1880 – Cologne Cathedral is finally completed after 632 years.
May 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Louis Vuitton unveiled its latest fashion designs at Barcelona’s Park Güell on Thursday, providing the clothes with drama to finally match ...