Hello!

I was bored (or rather, I treated this as an assignment.)
You can go read more about Sagrada Familia here.

Some quick cool facts:
1. The construction started in 1882 and is expected to be finished by 2026. (144 years!!!) The architect, Antoni Gaudi, is super amazing right!

2. Construction was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Stuff were destroyed eg. Gaudi's original models by the war. The present design is based on reconstructed versions of the lost plans as well as on modern adaptations. (Basis for the faster parts of the song? :b)

The only existing copy of his last recorded blue prints was destroyed by the anarchists in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. This has made it very difficult for his workers to complete the church in the fashion Gaudí most likely would have wished. It is for this that Gaudí is known to many as "God's Architect". La Sagrada Família is now being completed, but differences between his work and the new additions can be seen.

3. Gaudi was a devout Catholic and he actually abandoned secular work in his later years to devote his like to Catholicism and probably designed for Sagrada Familia to be built because of that. (The building is designed to have 18 towers, 12 for the 12 apostles, 4 for the 4 evangelists, one for Mary and one for Jesus.)

4. There was a point when Barcelona's economy was bad and this caused construction to slow down. (Basis for slow parts of the song? :b)

5. Gaudi was hit by a tram on 7 June 1926. Because of his ragged attire and empty pockets, many cab drivers refused to pick him up for fear that he would be unable to pay the fare. He was eventually taken to a paupers' hospital in Barcelona. Nobody recognized the injured artist until his friends found him the next day. When they tried to move him into a nicer hospital, Gaudí refused, reportedly saying "I belong here among the poor." He died three days later on 10 June 1926, at age 73, with half of Barcelona mourning his death. He was buried in the midst of (La) Sagrada Família.

It looks really grand and cool!




I just realised how amazingly cool the song sounds :D
Jiayou!

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Gosh. I JUST SPENT THE LAST 30 MINUTES LOOKING THROUGH OUR ARCHIVES.
Haha, so funny (:
I miss those days.

Anyway, I love each and every one of you :D
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