{"id":3625,"date":"2021-05-18T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flow.bg\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:05:58","slug":"12-%d0%be%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b9-%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b0-%d1%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flow.bg\/en\/12-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%84\/","title":{"rendered":"11 of the most interesting facts about the Sagrada Familia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located in the middle of Barcelona, Sagrada Familia<\/strong> is a masterpiece from the brilliant mind of Antoni Gaudi. The temple is a Roman Catholic church with a rich history of over 100 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Although the church has an ever-present crowd, it also functions as a place of worship. Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church in 2010, and the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament and Penance of the Sagrada Familia is reserved for prayer. Whether you visit the church as part of an architectural tour or as a pilgrimage, it leaves all its visitors in various states of awe. With a slow and steady march towards completion, it's hardly a surprise that there are many unknown facts about this work of art and architecture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Construction time: What year will Sagrada Familia be completed?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The construction of the church has taken more time than we can imagine. Antoni Gaudi joined the project when he was thirty years old, and from 1914 he focused exclusively on the church. At the death of Antoni Gaudi, in 1926, not even a quarter of the work was completed. It wasn't until 2010 that the church passed the midpoint.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The expected year of completion is 2026, marking the 100th anniversary of Gaud\u00ed's death. (However, it is thought to take until 2030 to add decorative details.) When completed in 2026, the Sagrada Familia will take 10 times longer to build than the Great Pyramids, 123 years longer than the Taj Mahal, 50 years more than the Great Wall of China.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. It all starts with a bookseller...and another architect<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Josep Maria Bocabella, on his visit to the Vatican, wanted a church to be built in Spain, similar to those he had seen in Italy. Funded by private donations, construction began in 1882 under the architect Francisco Paula del Villar. Had it continued with him, the Sagrada Familia would have been a standard Gothic Revival church. However, he resigned a year later and Antoni Gaud\u00ed took over. With only the apse, Gaudi radically changed the plans and today's Sagrada Familia was born.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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3. Clean and geometric<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gaud\u00ed's design for the church was made with the foresight that any architect who came after him could understand the drawings and details and continue construction. He also made models of the facade for future architects to base their designs on his vision. Also, because he knew that the church would not be completed in his lifetime, he planned the construction in stages. This was done so that architects from different periods could add their own style to the design of the church.<\/p>\r\n

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4. Facades and symbolism<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Of the three main facades, the east (actually northeast) facade, also known as the Nativity facade, is the only one that was built under Gaud\u00ed's watchful eye. The Passion Facade (simplified West) is built and open to visitors, while the Glory Facade (simplified South) is still under construction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Nativity Facade, which celebrates the birth of Christ, has three portals \u2013 Hope, Mercy and Faith. The faces of the Portal of Mercy were made using the death masks of the deceased people of Barcelona and forms of the faces of the workers. This is Gaud\u00ed's way of making the church a part of the people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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