Gaudi is an architect who learns from nature. He once said: "The straight line belongs to human beings and the curve belongs to God." Gaudi's architecture makes Barcelona, Spain's second largest city, shine. Barcelona is a Gaudi fairy tale world built by this talented modernist architect for adults, and Sagrada Familia is his last masterpiece.
After driving to Barcelona airport and asking the staff for acceptance, we ended up in road trip, Iberian Peninsula, but our trip to Iberia still has two days.
In order to facilitate the next trip, we specially bought this 2-day, 48-hour bus card for the airport line, which was purchased through the domestic travel website, with a price of 2 Zhang Cai, 236 RMB, which is very affordable and especially suitable for tourists going to the airport.
We couldn't resist the temptation and took the subway directly to Sagrada Familia to see the night scene, so we could get a sneak peek. As soon as I got off the bus, I noticed the mural of Sagrada Familia hanging on the wall of the subway station.
As soon as you get out of the subway station, you can see Sagrada Familia standing in the night from a distance. At first glance, you are shocked and surprised. Gaudi's mysterious personality has created a sacred miracle-Holy Family Church (Holy Family Church).
Although Sagrada Familia has not yet been completed, this great building bears Gaudi's lifelong dream, and he devoted a lot of efforts to it until he died in an accident at the last minute ... Gaudi devoted all his efforts to this building and built this building dedicated to God in his own way.
In the vast darkness and the rendering of a full moon, Sagrada Familia is even more magical, majestic, rugged, strange and mysterious, standing in front of us like a foreign body, making us feel like we are in an unknown world, and our hearts can't help shivering.
Turning a corner, we looked up at Sagrada Familia, which is the home of God! From a distance, the design of the three tall arches is extremely complicated, as if the waves are coming in layers and the green waves are swaying from the forest. In the face of this strange monster, I feel a kind of magic.
Sagrada Familia is the only building in the world that was listed as a world cultural heritage before its completion. It has three magnificent facades: birth, suffering and glory. There are four support towers on each side, which look like a huge ant hole from a distance. Under the orange light, the tall minaret of Sagrada Familia is particularly warm.
It is understood that Sagrada Familia has designed a total of 18 towers, six of which are higher in the middle and have a pyramid layout.
Gaudi's architectural talent has been freely exerted here. It introduces various objects and shapes of nature into the building by using stone combination carving, making the whole building look more like a vivid giant relief.
Bundles of wheat, communion cups and grapes stand on the lower tower, symbolizing communion.
Imagine that if Gaudi had not taken over, Sagrada Familia Cathedral would not be so unique, dazzling and eye-catching.
Seeing that it was getting late, we turned around step by step, and the Sagrada Familia in the night drifted away. Although Sagrada Familia Cathedral has not been completely completed, many cranes are working, and all the built parts have been wrapped. Although some of them affect the viewing effect, the completed part is enough to make people marvel again and again, and it does not affect our expectation of it at all.
There is a Barcelona Football Club store on the street near Sagrada Familia, which shows that Sagrada Familia and football are two real business cards of Barcelona.
The Eurostar Monument Hotel booked in advance is only two or three blocks away from Sagrada Familia. On the way back to the hotel on foot, I passed a super beautiful palace building.
When I woke up and opened the curtains, I saw not only the blue sky, but also a corner of Sagrada Familia. As soon as I thought that we had bought tickets to visit Sagrada Familia and the summit at 9: 00 this morning, I quickly packed my things and went to Sagrada Familia.
Look at the building that passed by last night. It turns out that this is Universitat Llull of Universitat Ramon Llull, the most famous and influential non-profit private university in Spain and even Europe.
When we arrived at Sagrada Familia, it was still early, so we came to a small garden in the street facing Sagrada Familia Christmas. There is a pond, which is the only place where you can take a panoramic view of Sagrada Familia and the reflection in the water. I was excited again when the towering spire of Sagrada Familia caught my eye.
Gaudi likes to use curves. He once said: "Straight lines belong to human beings, while curves belong to God." Therefore, the design of Sagrada Familia Cathedral does not need straight lines and planes at all, but all spirals, curves and parabolas, which are combined into a dynamic building.
The weather is fine, and the church under the blue sky is like a giant stone carving, which is magical and strange and has great visual impact.
Sagrada Familia is a Catholic church with a neo-Gothic architectural style. Undoubtedly, the most striking thing is the dome tower that soars into the sky.
The birth facade was built by Gaudi when he was alive, and it was also the first completed facade. It uses a lot of natural elements, such as animals and plants, as if it came out of a dense forest.
Sagrada Familia Church has a strange shape. The most distinctive features are the three facades of the church, and the architectural styles are completely different. From this perspective, we can clearly see that two completely different architectural styles live next to each other.
Minarets, sculptures and glass fragments are silently telling the story of Gaudi and Sagrada Familia.
Sancta familia is a must for all visitors to Barcelona. Therefore, there are many tourists every day. It is strongly recommended to book tickets online in advance, otherwise you should be prepared to queue outside the church for more than a few hours.
We booked a boarding ticket for 9: 00 a.m. visit to the tower on the hornet's nest, which was not as expensive as we thought, for two people, 358 yuan. Online booking is to enter from the entrance of the birth facade, queue up for ticket checking, and turn left to receive Chinese translators after entering the door.
When we really came to the foot of Sagrada Familia, we were deeply shocked by her. This Gaudi spent his whole life building a miracle of 100 years, which is definitely worth spending money and time to read carefully.
Looking up, this 170-meter-high facade is the only one completed by Gaudi. Because of its age, from the appearance, this face has been washed away by the wind and rain of the years. The color is deeper and more layered than other facades, and the sculpture is more complicated than other facades, which has the feeling of an old European church.
Gaudi's architecture is always closely related to nature. From a distance, the building tower outlined by the curve has many holes, which makes the whole look like a huge ant mountain. But if you look closely, you will be surprised to find that there are countless irregular sculptures attached to the surface. In addition to biblical stories, there are flowers, animals, mountains and hills, like a microcosm of nature.
The birth facade is mainly composed of three doors, namely, from left to right, the door of hope, the door of kindness and the door of confidence.
The Sagrada Familia Cathedral designed by Gaudi is not only a house built for God, nor a place of worship, but also a book that every visitor can read-the Bible. It is true that all the scenes in the Bible are as vivid as the pictures in the facade of birth.
Above the front of the birth is a Christmas tree, which symbolizes the eternal tree of Jesus. There are many white doves symbolizing the Holy Spirit on the tree, and the pigeons on the top of the Red Cross represent the holy trinity.
There are two ladders under the cypress tree, which means Jacob's "ladder" and is the road to holiness and happiness.
Look carefully, the towers on both sides are engraved with Latin "Sanctus", which means "sacred". Sagrada Familia belongs to God! It endows designers and builders with religious beliefs and reverence for God.
Here, we see Gaudi full of awe, piety and worship.
This is a magnificent building, but if you look at every detail with a magnifying glass, it will become an exquisite masterpiece.
On the wall where the facade was born, we saw the traditional realistic style of "grapevine carving". The layered and dense statues of all kinds of people are lifelike, just like growing out of the wall, completely integrated with the whole building. We are amazed at its complicated details and exquisite art, and we have to believe that our predecessors have devoted their lives and efforts to it.
First of all, let's take a look at Cimen, which is the largest birth facade and located in the middle. The story is that the Virgin Mary received the good news from the angel, and then Jesus was born, and the shepherd and the three kings came to worship.
At the top of the lintel of the door of mercy is the ascension and coronation statue of the virgin Mary. With long hair and beard, Jesus put a crown on his mother's head. Maria accepted all this humbly, and her husband Yue Se witnessed this moment.
Downward, in the middle of the door of mercy is the sculpture of "Angel Announces Good News". The angel stood on Maria's head, conveying forgiveness, blessing and strength.
On both sides of the sculpture, four angels with bronze trumpets are blowing horns in four different directions. They announced the birth of Jesus to the world to warn the world of the coming of the last judgment and remind people to find their real life.
There is a twinkling star under the sculpture of "Angel Announces Good News". Legend has it that when Jesus was born, a special light body flashed in the sky, which was called the star of Bethlehem, also known as the star of Christmas.
On both sides of the Christmas star, six angels are playing music happily.
In front of the blue glass window, nine children's angels are singing heartily. They celebrated the birth of Jesus by singing hymns to the music of angels. Latin lyrics are engraved at their feet: gloria of excessis deoet in terrapax ho minibus bonae voluntais, which means "glory, God and peace".
Further down, above the pillar in the middle of the door of mercy, is the sculpture of the birth of Jesus. The virgin took Jesus out of the manger.
On the left side of the door of mercy is the sculpture of "Three Kings Worship", that is, the three kings of the East bend down and bow down, open the treasure chest and present gold, spices and myrrh as gifts to Jesus.
On the right side of the door of mercy is the sculpture of "shepherds come to worship", that is, four shepherds of different ages bow down to their savior under the guidance of God.
Above the lintel of the door of hope on the left side of the birth front is the scene of Yue Se and Maria getting married. They knelt down face to face and read the oath hand in hand. A priest witnessed this solemn moment.
The Gate of Hope, from a biblical story, tells the story that Jesus' family was warned by angels and fled to Egypt overnight for Jesus' safety. Young Jesus sat on a donkey with a wounded pigeon in his hand, listening to his father's teachings.
What surprised me even more was that the colorful light was actually mapped when shooting.
The door of faith on the right side of the birth facade depicts 12-year-old Jesus going to Jerusalem for Passover, staying in his temple for three days, learning what God brought him, so that his parents thought he had lost it.
On the lower right is a group of working Jesus.
I saw Jesus sitting on a bench, with a chisel in his left hand and a hammer in his right, working hard.
It can be described as the embodiment of the peak of Sagrada Familia, where the figures and rhythms of statues are almost exactly the same as those of real people. Here, whether we know the Bible story or not, just to appreciate the ingenious design and beautiful carving details is enough to open our eyes.
When we were about to enter Sagrada Familia through the door of mercy, we suddenly saw that the arch of the door was split in two by a cylinder. Coils of ribbon are carved on the cylinder, and the ribbon is embossed with the genealogy of Jesus.
In order to protect this exquisite carving art, it is surrounded by a hard honeycomb iron fence from the bottom to more than 2 meters high.
The 3-meter-high bronze doors is full of creative decoration, and the natural and religious elements are perfectly integrated. The pattern is flowers set off by green leaves, and the trees are dotted with birds and insects.
The perfect combination of natural and religious elements, green leaves set off flowers, birds and butterflies flying up and down in the flowers.
Both sides of the gate and the glass are covered with leaves. Among the lush leaves, there are many small creatures: butterflies, snails, beetles and ladybugs. ...................................................................................................................................
The top of the church is a bridge to communicate with God. The higher the spire, the closer it is to God.
When we bought tickets, we chose to climb from the birth facade. There is an elevator in the church, but the elevator space is very small, which can only accommodate three or four people at a time, so you have to queue up whenever you reach the top.
At the elevator entrance, we found a cloister with super exquisite design.
This door near the birth facade is covered with rose branches, so it is called the Rose Gate.
The lintel is carved with the Virgin Mary holding Jesus. On the left is Saint Dominic, who was born in Spain and founded the Dominic Society, and on the right is Saint Catherine.
At the bottom of the doorframe are four saints in the Old Testament: Isaac, Jacob, David and Solomon.
After a brief look at the cloister, I came back to continue the queue. Fortunately, it didn't take long for us to reach the top of 100 meters by elevator. Then, you need to walk up the stairs along a narrow spiral staircase like in the Middle Ages, so that you don't feel like crossing.
Along the way, through the windows of different shapes outside the tower, I saw Barcelona in the bright sunshine, a city with a perfect combination of ancient civilization and modern civilization.
You see, the corners of many buildings are cut at 45 degrees, leaving enough space for each intersection, thus forming many octagonal streets, which is also a major feature of Barcelona.
When you probe out, you will find a hole in the sky, where you can see the sculpture hanging high in the air at close range. Not only the textures and patterns on the conch are clearly visible, but also the expressions and movements of the characters are vivid.
At the top of the tower, we saw the delicate flowers and fruits on the spire, shining in the bright sunshine. It is said that the mosaic at the top of Sagrada Familia is because of the reflection of the sun light during the day, so that people can see it from all angles of the city; Reflecting moonlight at night makes it a beacon to guide sailors home.
This unique irregular cross feels a bit like a plant, growing in front of the background of Barcelona.
It makes us feel ethereal to enjoy the tall and green tree of life and the white holy spirit flying and soaring at such a close distance.
From God's point of view, Barcelona is under the protection of the White Spirit.
At the top of the birth facade, there are not many sculptures in the church itself, but you can overlook the people in the east of Barcelona.
St Paul's Hospital, facing the cathedral.
Torre Gloriès is a huge cylindrical building and a symbol of contemporary Barcelona. Its surface material is glass, which can reflect the color of the Mediterranean. Its unique outline is like a geyser erupting from the ground.
Come down from the tower, there is no elevator, so you can only walk. We circled around this "hollow" tower, which was so boring.
My eyes light up when I'm bored. The spiral staircase in the tower is like a huge stone snail, which is dazzling, dynamic and tireless.
Gaudi, who is known as "the architect of God", has integrated many architectural styles such as modernism, naturalism, Mudhar and Gothic, and created an almost grotesque Gaudi style, giving the world a unique architectural visual experience. It is said that the design of this staircase is legal and natural, inspired by the internal spiral of Nautilus.
Sancta familia is the symbol of Barcelona, with its towering spire, seemingly messy layout, ghostly decoration and cool stones in the sun ... I can't forget it at a glance, let it return to my dream forever and date me again.
No one can deny the uniqueness of Sagrada Familia, which is as dense as a tropical rain forest and carries the flashy old dreams of Spain. /kloc-the colorful mosaic on the 0/70-meter-high tower reveals a smart atmosphere; Spiral stairs spiral up; A dazzling array of statues, as if growing from the wall, are lifelike, like elves.
Sagrada Familia has gone beyond the general sense of architecture, and it embodies the lifelong dream and painstaking efforts of a talented architect. Gaudi is more like a dreamer than a genius or a madman. With turbulent lines and flowing colors, he turned those dreams that have been deeply hidden in human hearts but are vague and unable to overflow into reality, vividly showing Barcelona's unique urban temperament.
In Glory and Dreams, Barcelona is also called "the city of Gaudi". When we understand Gaudi and Barcelona; When we were studying in Barcelona, we were also studying Gaudi.
Some people compare Sagrada Familia Cathedral to Venus with a broken arm in the history of architecture. After three centuries of persistence, Sagrada Familia Cathedral is no longer a building, but a spirit.
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