2. Official name: Barcelona
Area 3600 square km
Number of inhabitants 4.2 million
Population density 1167 people per square kilometer
Capital Barcelona is the capital of
Catalonia (Catalonia) a Spanish
country
Monetary unit Euro
Road network The roads are good, but we only
traveled by bus and subway
through the city
The best in Barcelona The architecture of Gaudi. But
there are many interesting things
to do and see!
5. Read the article in your
book. Which is the best
title for it?
1. The life of Antoni Gaudí
2. The making of the
Sagrada Familia
3. Famous sights of
Barcelona
6. Read the article again and answer the questions
1. Which four works by Gaudi are mentioned in the article?
2. What works did Gaudi produced after 1909
3. What hours did Gaudi Work?
4. Why didn’t taxi drivers take him to hospital after has acciden
La Pedrera (Casa Mila), Palacio Guell, Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell
Only the Sagrada Familia
From after mass at 7 am to 6 or 7 pm
He was dirty and was wearing old clothes. No one knew who he was
5. What was Gaudi ‘s philosophy when he designed his work
He hated straight lines and wanted to show features and shapes of nature.
7. Personal information
Name Antoni Gaudí
Birth date June 25, 1852)
Birth place
Reus, or Riudoms[1]
[2]
Date of death
June 10, 1926
(aged 73)
Place of death
Barcelona, (
Catalonia, Spain)
Work
Significant
buildings
Sagrada Família,
Casa Milà, Casa
Batlló
Significant
projects
Parc Güell, Colònia
Güell
10. While the Nativity
façade deals with
creation, the Passion
facade deals with the
last few days of the
life of Jesus.
Passion Facade
The crucifixion of
Jesus Christ As with
the Nativity façade,
three portals frame the
story of the Passion.
In the central and
dominating portal, the
act of the crucifixion
has been sculpted by
Josep M. Subirachs.
The Passion façade
contains
approximately 100
sculpted figures.
11. Passion Facade
detail – the
crucifixion of
Jesus Christ
The Last Supper.Judgement of Jesus
Burial of JesusChrist flagellated and two main doors
12. Bell towers
The apostles Saint James
and Bartholomew
Each one of the towers of this
and of the other two façades,
on the whole twelve, four for
each one, is devoted to an
apostle.
Those of the Passion façade
are dedicated to Saint James,
Saint Bartholomew, Saint
Thomas and Saint Philip. Each
one of them is represented in a
big statue, placed to a height
of a third of the total length of
the towers with his names in
relief to both sides.
Between the two central
towers and to a height of 60
meters, there is a bridge.
The apostles Thomas and Philip
16. The Charity hallway, that is the central one, is divided into two
different entrances by a column that supports statues of Jesus, Mary,
Joseph and angels, completed to both sides by sculptural groups
representing the adoration of the kings and the shepherds.
19. Mary, Joseph and the baby
Jesus at the manger, encircled
by a mule and Ox.
There are three portals to the
Nativity facade. The central portal
is a celebration of creation, with the
birth of Jesus being the central
theme. Along with the carvings of
angels, shepherds and Magi can
be found animals, plants, and
stars. If you look closely, you will
also see words scrawled among
the statuary proclaiming the glory
of God.
20.
21. Two general views of the Hope entry
The Hope hallway, is
the situated to the
left, is a lot more
small than the central
one and exceed him
something less on
the facade, it has a
single door. The
entry is presided by a
statue of Saint
Joseph with the child
Jesus standing. On
the top is the image
of the marriage of the
Virgin and Saint
Joseph.
22. The Faith hallway
The Faith hallway,
located to the right of
the central one, it is of
similar dimensions to
the one of Hope.
23. Model of the Glory facade
The Glory facade,
located in Mallorca
street.
This facade is
oriented at the
south and will be
dedicated to the
Glory of Jesus.
24. INSIDE SAGRADA FAMILIA
This section of Sagrada
Familia will eventually full
of stained glasses. The
influence for shape of the
pillars was taken form trunk
of tree. You can see the top
of the pillars how they
spread out branches
28. Dinh Doc Lap or Independence Palace was completed in
1966 after three years of construction. The plans were drawn
by Mr. Ngo Viet Thu, winner of the architectural excellence
prize in Rome. The palace was built on the original site of the
French governor's headquarters in the 19th century.
