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Interior - Sagrada Família

Barcelona, Spain  

Architects:
  • Antoni Gaudí   (Pronounced an TONIO gow DEE on the La Pedrera museum English version Audio Guide)
  • Domènech Sugranyes (after Gaudi's death in 1926 until the Civil War in 1936)
  • Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, Lluís Bonet i Gari and Francesc Cardoner
Construction: 1882-2026(?)
Façade sculptures: J. Busquets, Etsuro Sotoo and  Josep Subirachs 
Style: Art Nouveau
Status: UNESCO World Heritage Site

2015 Photos


"Gaudí conceived the atmosphere of the interior of the church as a leafy wood...  He sought seclusion and inner peace, the light filtered through the leaves, the diaphanous space between the trunks." -  Temple Expiatori Sagrada Familia (online March 2015)




























Bosses













Tree knots imitated







Symbol of Mark the Evangelist on one of the four pendentivies supporting the cupola












Three details below:






St. Joseph




















Stained glass windows





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Copacabana is the main Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The town has a large 16th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana. Our Lady of Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia










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Photos and their arrangement © 2015 Chuck  and Nancy LaChiusa
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