How would you describe the Sagrada Familia?
The Sagrada Familia is an expiatory temple, that is to say, a place made to commemorate the reparation of sins made against God or the laws of the Church. The work is directly financed by donations made by visitors and the public, which explains its slow construction progress.
How many people have died building the Sagrada Familia?
12 people
While the damage to the building may not have been irreparable, the Sagrada Família’s community was terrorized and decimated. All in all, amid the anti-Catholic violence of the Spanish Civil War, 12 people involved in the operation and construction of Gaudí’s building were killed, according to van Hensbergen.
What happened at the Sagrada Familia in 1936?
During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, vandalism occurred in the Sagrada Familia where the crypt and Gaudí’s workshp were partly burnt. A large part of Gaudí’s plans and models were destroyed by fire. On April 2011, another act of vandalism occurred and a fire was started in the sacristy which was damaged.
What do the numbers on Sagrada Familia mean?
What is the square with numbers about located in the Passion Façade of the Sagrada Familia? This piece is also known as “the 33-magic square” because you can add 4 of the numbers of the square in 310 different combinations, always getting as result the number 33, the age that Jesus had when he died.
What was the Sagrada Familia built for?
March 19, 1882
La Sagrada Familia/Construction started
The origins of Sagrada Familia are around 1866 when a congregation of devotees of St. Joseph had the idea of building a temple in his honor. The first stone was laid in 1882, on March 19, the feast of San José, in the middle of a land of 12,000 square meters.
Who constructed the Sagrada Familia?
Antoni Gaudí
Its architect, Catalan-born Antoni Gaudí, was among the giants of European architecture and a major transitional figure at the moment when 19th-century Beaux-Arts historicism was giving way to 20th-century Modernism. Sagrada Família is the fullest expression of his highly idiosyncratic vision.
What is the Sagrada Familia famous for?
The Sagrada Família is famous for being one of the most iconic examples of Antoni Gaudí’s unique style, combining elements of Art Nouveau, Catalan Modernism and Spanish Late Gothic design. The theme of nature figures prominently in Gaudí’s design, both in terms of symbolism and the use of organic shapes and forms.
What is written on Sagrada Familia?
The Glory façade is dedicated to his glory period. The Passion façade is symbolic of his suffering. The apse steeple bears Latin text of Hail Mary. All in all, the Sagrada Família is symbolic of the lifetime of Christ.
What is the logic behind magic square?
The magic square is a square matrix, whose order is odd and where the sum of the elements for each row or each column or each diagonal is same. If the row exceeds, or the row is not in the matrix, then, change the column as left column and place the number at last row of the matrix, and go for top left corner again.
How was the Sagrada Familia designed?
Although most cathedrals or religious establishments have straight structures, Gaudí felt that things should be built to resemble nature. Gaudí would hang a weighted string from the ceiling to see how natural arches would form, and designed La Sagrada Familia’s interior based on what he saw.