Tuesday 30 August 2011

Sagrada Familia

I was so excited at Fyfe Glenrock in Oldmeldrum to see this stack of sandstone from Elgin being prepared for a consignment to Barcelona, where it will become part of the Sagrada Familia- the fantastic church mostly designed by Antoni Gaudi,
(1852-1926), which is aiming to be completed on the centennial of his death. Here's a snippet from Wikipedia:
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmiɫiə]; English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Spanish: Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[4] and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI

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