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La Sagada Familia General Facts By: Jake Stu.

The La Sagrada Familia, or The Sacred Family, is the family of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary. It is a very large church in Barcelona, Spain. It is an extermly complex building with four Facades, 18 towers, and pinnacals. It is an archetectual feat. It has been being built for almost 125 years. The first foundation stone was laid on March 19, 1882.

Antoni Gaudí

It was mostly started by an architect named Antoni Gaudí. Another person started the church. A short time later, the people who sponsered the building of the church, handed the project over to Antoni Gaudí. He designed the entire church. From 1914-1927, Gaudí devoted his life to La Sagrada Familia. He was killed in 1927 when he was hit by a falling object. His work was then taken up by Doménec Sugrañes, who was close to Gaudí. La Sagrada Familia still hasn't been finshied. In the Spanish civil war, it was partialy destroyed. So was Antonio Gaudí's workshop. took over the building of the project in 1939, after the Spanish Civil War. Doménec Sugrañes restored the crypt.

Towers

La Sagrada Familia is designed to have eighteen towers. All towers are designed to have symbolism. the tallest tower is dedicated to Jesus, the most sacred of the family, the next one is dedicated to Mary. There are four towers dedicated to the evangelists. The other twelve are dedicated to the twelve apostles.

Why Isn't it Completed?

In the Spanish Civil War, La Sagrada Familia was partialy destroyed. The crypt was destroyed and so was Gaud í's workshop. It contained many modles of La Sagrada Familia. The builders basically had to start from scratch. THis is the reason for the unfineshed Church

Pinnacles

The Pinnacles are the decorative and mosaic part of the towers.

Façades

There are three façades in La Sagrada Familia, the Nativity façade, the Glory façade, and the Passion façade. All façades have three enterences. There is an Apse façade but it isn't technically a façade.

Nativity Façade

Glory Façade

Passion Façade

Apse Façade

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is a statue that symbolizes life, hope and happiness.

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