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Content Published August 14, 2018

Cathedral up close

The Cathedral was closed so, unfortunately, we couldn't go inside.

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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción

Looking down the street to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

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Content Published August 14, 2018

Cathedral up close

The Cathedral was closed so, unfortunately, we couldn't go inside.

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Content Published August 14, 2018

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción

Looking down the street to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

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Christopher Columbus

They said that the relics of Christopher Columbus were supposedly housed in the cathedral from 1796 to 1898.

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Catedral de San Cristobal

Also known as the Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the cathedral was completed in 1777 by the Franciscans. It wasn't open. I'm not sure if that was because of the day of the week or the time, it was getting late.

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Content Published June 18, 2017

One last picture

Of the inside, anyway.

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More windows

The stained glass was amazing everywhere, even the smaller windows.

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The pipe organ

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Confessional

Very pretty in there!

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Back inside

We were taking an audio tour while we were taking photos. That's why we're seemingly walking in circles.

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The Passion Facade

This facade is carved with harsh straight lines to resemble the bones of a skeleton. Construction began in 1954 and towers were completed in 1976, and in 1987. The harsh, rigid, shadows and forms are intended to show the severity and brutality of Christ's sacrifice.

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Content Published June 18, 2017

St. John

I think this is St. John preaching.

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Carpenter

To the right, towards the bottom you can see Jesus as a carpenter. Towards the center you see Mary and Joseph seeking Jesus in the temple. At the top, the Immaculate Conception.

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Construction

The Nativity facade was built between 1894 and 1930 and was the first façade to be completed. The four towers are each dedicated to a Saint: Matthias the Apostle, Saint Barnabas, Jude the Apostle, and Simon the Zealot.

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Virgin coronation

You can see the Star of Bethlehem above them and birds to the sides and below.

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The Nativity Facade

The Nativity Facade had scenes from Jesus' birth. It also had a lot of animals to symbolize life. This scene represents the slaughter of the innocents.

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Holy water

A lot of Gaudi's work was inspired by nature, the Holy Water was literally held by a huge shell. It was to the left of the "Our Father's" prayer door.

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Content Published June 18, 2017

One more

The blue/green side. We couldn't get to that upper level. They were doing construction.

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More stained glass

The stained glass was just so pretty, we couldn't stop taking pictures.

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