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Left portico

At the bottom, a centurion and above him are soldiers throwing dice.

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The portico

Jesus to the Cavalry is the bottom level. The top level is the Crucifixion.

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Ascension of Jesus

Jesus sitting up there represents the ascension. The towers on this side are also dedicated to Apostles: James, Thomas, Philip, and Bartholomew.

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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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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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St. George

The Catalan parton saint overlooking the entry doors.

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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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Our Father Prayer

The Our Father prayer is written on these doors down the center in Catalan. Covering the entire doors are the words "Our Father" engraved in all different languages.

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Nave ceiling

Another shot of the ceiling.

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Architecture

Everywhere you looked there was something to see. There was not one place, anywhere that was boring.

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Light

The light coming in through the red/orange stained glass windows.

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Door

I think these are the doors out to the Crucifixion Facade.

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Aisle

Looking up the aisle toward the altar.

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Nets

The red/orange staned glass was on the oppose wall of the blue/green glass. The nets were there because they were doing contruction on the walls above the glass.

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