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The 3 Facades-

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 * There are 3 facades. The first facade completed was the Nativity facade. It was dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ, decorated with scenes representing the elements of life. Gaudi wanted all the statues to be painted to make them look real and life like. On top of the nativity facade there is a spire, with a cypress tree that represents the tree of life.


 * The second facade that has not been finished yet, is called the Passion Facade. This facade is very simple and plaine. It has lots of straight, harsh lines to represent a skeleton if it were to be reduced down to only bones. Construction began in 1954, and is still being constructed from the drawings of Gaudi.

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 * The glory facade is going to be the largest of the three facades. Construction began in 2002, the facade represents the road to god: Death and Final Judgement. Gaudi only made a simple sketch of the facade, aware that he would not live long enough to complete it. The facade is now being completed by other archetechts at the moment, and it includes many architechural styles.