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Constructed between 1894 and 1930, the Nativity façade was the first façade to be completed. Dedicated to the birth of Jesus, it is decorated with scenes reminiscent of elements of life. Characteristic of Gaudí's naturalistic style, the sculptures are ornately arranged and decorated with scenes and images from nature, each a symbol in their own manner. For instance, the three porticos are separated by two large columns, and at the base of each lies a turtle or a tortoise (one to represent the land and the other the sea; each are symbols of time as something set in stone and unchangeable). In contrast to the figures of turtles and their symbolism, two chameleons can be found at either side of the façade, and are symbolic of change. The façade faces the rising sun to the northeast, a symbol for the birth of Christ. It is divided into three porticos, each of which represents a theological virtue (Hope, Faith and Charity). The Tree of Life rises above the door of Jesus in the portico of Charity. Four towers complete the façade and are each dedicated to a Saint (Matthias the Apostle, Saint Barnabas, Jude the Apostle, and Simon the Zealot). Originally, Gaudí intended for this façade to be polychromed, for each archivolt to be painted with a wide array of colours. He wanted every statue and figure to be painted. In this way the figures of humans would appear as much alive as the figures of plants and animals.[27] Gaudí chose this façade to embody the structure and decoration of the wh
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The Passion façade of the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona, designed by sculptor Josep Subirachs, He began work in 1987, following the ideas but not the style of Gaudí.
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Sagrada Família; Church of the Holy Family; UNESCO World Heritage Site; Antoni Gaudi; Catalan architect; Catalan Modernism style; Barcelona; Catalonia; Spain;
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
Sagrada Família; Church of the Holy Family; UNESCO World Heritage Site; Antoni Gaudi; Catalan architect; Catalan Modernism style; Barcelona; Catalonia; Spain;
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
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The Sagrada Família, a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926)
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The Passion façade of the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona, designed by sculptor Josep Subirachs, He began work in 1987, following the ideas but not the style of Gaudí.
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Barcelona & Gaudí's Sagrada Familia viewed from the 1992 Olympic pool