The Secret of the Sagrada Familia by Salvador Comelles

And it is.Ĭannily, Gaudí didn’t want it completed first. Gaudí wanted the facade to be “scary” and bereft of ornamentation. It depicts man’s many sins and Jesus’ crucifixion. The facade’s been marked by controversy since its unveiling. It’s the stylistic opposite of the Nativity Facade - all suffering, desolation, and death. They’re a nice pop of color on the otherwise mud brown facade.īeautiful flowers on the door of the Nativity Facade, with birds and butterflies The Passion Facade: Controversial SculpturesĬonstruction of the Passion Facade began in 1954. The pinnacles are made with Murano glass that can withstand the elements. They’re in abstract elements representing a bishop’s attire, such as the cross and the staff. The vision of a church tapering to a single point illustrates Gaudí’s belief in the omnipotent presence of God.Įach spire is topped with a pinnacle. When the Jesus Tower is done, it will be crowned with a cross. Then, in ascending order of height, there will be 12 towers representing the 12 apostles, 4 towers for the Evangelists, and one tower for the Virgin Mary. It will be 172.5 meters high when finished. The tallest tower, now 85 meters, represents Jesus. The completed basilica will eventually have 18 tapered towers. Made of Montjuïc sandstone and granite, the towers have an organic honeycomb-like form.

He began his professional career in the mythical magazine El Vibora, and then continued to be published in different magazines in Spain (El Vibora, Cairo, InJuve, Vignettes, Idiot and Tiny, Tretzevents, Cavall Fort), in Canada (Drawn and Quarterly) in Switzerland (Strapazin) and in France (Comix 2000).The exterior draws some inspiration from Gothic styles, but with Gaudí’s signature expressive and naturalistic touch. Francisco Linhart was born in 1968 and has dedicated his entire life to drawing compulsively. He has written stories, novels and poetry for children from 7 to 12 years of age, and has won several prizes for children's literature. He studied Education and Catalan Philology and now teaches in the Department of Catalan Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where he also gives classes in the Faculty of Education.

AUTHOR: Salvador Comelles was born in Terrassa in 1959. An exciting adventure for 8 -10 year olds. And they have to hurry, because there are other people who want to discover it first, and these other people carry very bad intentions. Two children, John and his friend Peter, now try to discover the secret that is hidden in the Holy Family. It all started on an ordinary day, when a letter from Antoni Gaudi, the architect of the Sagrada Familia, emerged out of nowhere speaking about a secret that nobody knew.

The Secret of the Sagrada Familia by Salvador Comelles