Sagrada de familia, Spain
“Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is proof that intergenerational construction is still alive. When complete, it will be the world's second tallest religious building of any kind. 142 years ago, it existed only in the mind of Antoni Gaudí — Spain's most visionary architect.
Nobody had seen his strange mix of Gothic and Art Nouveau before. Gaudí saw natural beauty as a gift from God, and made this the blueprint of his work.
He was searching for the origins of beauty in natural creation. Nature is everywhere in the Sagrada Familia, his magnum opus — the ceiling is like a giant forest canopy and structures resembling rib cages bind the exterior.
Gaudí combined these organic forms with the key principle of Gothic architecture: that light itself is divine and should be maximized inside.
He was an artist painting with light...”
Via: culture critic
@unityarch
“Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is proof that intergenerational construction is still alive. When complete, it will be the world's second tallest religious building of any kind. 142 years ago, it existed only in the mind of Antoni Gaudí — Spain's most visionary architect.
Nobody had seen his strange mix of Gothic and Art Nouveau before. Gaudí saw natural beauty as a gift from God, and made this the blueprint of his work.
He was searching for the origins of beauty in natural creation. Nature is everywhere in the Sagrada Familia, his magnum opus — the ceiling is like a giant forest canopy and structures resembling rib cages bind the exterior.
Gaudí combined these organic forms with the key principle of Gothic architecture: that light itself is divine and should be maximized inside.
He was an artist painting with light...”
Via: culture critic
@unityarch
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Who designed the Taj Mahal in India?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Antoni Gaudí
11%
Frank Gehry
11%
Nedward Flanders Jr.
62%
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
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