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La Sagrada Familia BASIC INFO La Sagrada Familia mean sacred family church. Antonio Gaudi is the designer of the church. It is also located in Sagrada Familia Square: Barcelona: Spain. Construction began March 19th, 1882, by the constructionist Francesc de Paula del Villar i Lozano.

Construction The Sagrada familia is a very large and smart piece of architecture. It was started march 19th, 1882 but even after that long period of time it is a little over halfway done. Only eight of the 18 towers have been completed and those are the main attraction. The big Jesus statue in the middle isn't even started and that is the biggest part of the church. They expect it to be done within the time range of 2026 to 2039. The Spanish Civil War was a huge obstacle. It delayed construction 3 years! Gaudí's death was also a major obstacle. There are 18 towers, 12 of the towers represent the apostles. each one has the apostle's name on it. All of the towers have a pinnacle on the top. A pinnacle is a top of a building. They have the words "excelsis" and "Hosana" on them. Their will also be one tower in the middle that is 180 meters or 560 feet that has a cross with Jesus on it. He will be surrounded with 4 small towers of the evangelists and one small tower for the Virgin Mary. Their is also a cypress tree near the front that has a "T" on the top that stands for god. They call it the tree of life and it symbolizes the host and angels of Eucharist. On top of the "T" is a dove that stands for the trinity (Jesus, God, And the holy spirit). The 3 Facades 1.) The Nativity Facade A facade is any side of a building.The Nativity Facade was the only of the 3 facades finished by Gaudí himself. It has plants and animals carved into it. The Nativity Facade leads into 3 hallways: The Charity hallway, the Hope Hallway, the Faith Hallway.

2.) The Glory Facade This is the front entrance to the church. It is facing the south so the sun will be shining on it for most of the day to show its positive energy. It will have to doors for hope and faith. This Facade will show life and death. The Glory Facade has only recently begun.

3.) The Passion Facade It is the facade that pictures Jesus and Mary. It represents the passion and death of Jesus. It is facing west so the sun just shines on it at the end of the day. There are two bell towers located on the Passion Facade.

Fun Facts 1.) La Sagrada Familia survived the Spanish Civil War even thought most of the plans where destroyed so they had to make new ones. 2.) Gaudi never finished any of the plans he just used fragments and then finished the plans after he finished another part. 3.) On the front side of the church there is turtle which is holding up a pilar. It is part of the Nativity Facade.

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