Saturday, April 7, 2012

The birth process to witness Barcelona Holy Family Cathedral (Photos)

In foreign countries, we can say that the famous or not famous size church has seen many, all the famous cathedral whether external or internal general is crafted masterpiece, and they have been for hundreds of years and hundreds of years of construction time. That is to say to the church is already a few decades hundreds of years ago, the finished product.

The Holy Family CathedralThe Holy Family Cathedral

Gaudi devoted all his life in Spain Barcelona architectural works is the Holy Family Cathedral (Templo de la SagradaFamilia). The Holy Family cathedral is an unfinished works of Gaudi. In 1882, Joseph devoutly and religious organizations because the church is insufficient, invited an architect to build a more Gothic church, but eventually because of both differences and quickly dissolve, mission to find the little known Gaudi took over, although the modernist master works at that time, there are still many people cannot accept, but in order for the pious Gaudi adopted an open attitude of acceptance. Gaudi overthrew the former designer's idea, the beginning of his 40 years of engineering. Then gradually the old Gaudi had to live in the church basement, and this is a live 16 years, until he died of a car accident. Now he is buried in the Holy Family Cathedral in the catacombs.

Gaudi devoted all his life building worksGaudi devoted all his life building works

According to the blueprint, the Holy Family cathedral has "birth", "passion" and "glory" three gates, each gate each decorated with three minarets, coupled with the symbol of Jesus and Our Lady of the tower, a total of 18 towers. However, when Gaudi lived only completed the birth of the door.

The color window of churchThe color window of church

Located opposite the door the door was suffering, completed in 1980, the top decoration from Subirachs carving. Facing south glory door has not yet all appearances (this will be the largest side).

The beauty of the art of ArchitectureThe beauty of the art of Architecture

Since after the death of Gaudi, the Holy Family Cathedral project was shut down, on the one hand because of lack of funds, on the other hand, reportedly because nobody can understand him numerous blueprint, until the government intervene.

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