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Barcelona Photos 2: Gaudi |
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At left, the front facade of La Sagrada Familia, the church Gaudi died while constructing. At right, the back facade is much newer construction, following the original designs |
At left, detail of the side walls, with gecko sculptures. Above, more modern sculpture adorns the back facade |
Above left, ceiling detail in the newest part of construction. At right, a balcony & covered path in Park Guell, an earlier project of Gaudi's |
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Above left, the right side of the building traces Gaudi's descent into insanity while construction continued; there are snakes and other reptiles decorating the outer walls. At right, the crucifixion depicted in modern sculpture on the back facade |