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Subject: architecture
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urvoice1 17.01.13 - 10:01pm
I was in Barcelona these last couple of days and I'm always drawn to the Sagrada Familia, a Catholic Cathedral designed by Gaudi. It's unfinished, although work was begun 19 March 1882. It has some amazing stonework. I,ve posted some examples in my pics, but what is your view on depicting Christ in stonework. I don't mean in statues within a building, but on a building. * +

ainglean 17.01.13 - 10:05pm
Its not my favourite * +

3696 17.01.13 - 10:10pm
Ahh. Sir Antony Gaudi. Known as God's architect, he used organic forms as expressed in nature. He lived on that building site to make sure it was perfect and sadly passed away when he stepped back onto the road to have a look at the first tower being built and was h*t by a car. They buried him thinking he was a homeless man and later realized he was the architect. * +

urvoice1 17.01.13 - 10:13pm
that's the guy 3696, his work is bizarre, but I like it * +

iilmadme 17.01.13 - 10:14pm
I really like sculpture * +

3696 17.01.13 - 10:15pm
The twelve towers represents the twelve deciples with the second larges tower representing mother mary and james respectively and the tower of Christ being the largest, designed to touch the heavens when seen from below. * +

urvoice1 17.01.13 - 10:15pm
I like it if its tactile lil. Ainglean, this guys stuff is really full on. not blood, but really depictive * +

3696 17.01.13 - 10:32pm
Currently funded by donations mainly from the chinese. Imagine if it were completed during its period, it would of been the first 'sky scr*per' but as Gaudi said 'My client is not in a hurry'. Quality takes time and guadi's work has to be interpreted as art and sculpture. * +

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