Antoni Gaudi and the La Sagrada Familia

1st mass

2011 pope Benedict

What is the height of the central tower?

566ft, it is planned to be twice that size when finished

Choir and people who attended

800 people in the choir and 7,000 people attended the first mass

Antoni Gaudi attended school in the city of

Barcelona

Most of Antoni Gaudi's great works are in

Barcelona

Gaudi knew the La Sagrada Familia would not be finished in his lifetime so he

Build models of it so it could be done his way

The inside was (la Sagrada familia)

Finished

How did Gaudi look? Why? Where was he living?

Gaudi looked like a poor man because he spent so much time on the La Sagrada Familia. He began to live there to.

How old was Gaudi when the construction for the La Sagrada Familia began?

Gaudi was 31 years old

Gaudi wanted the interior of the La Sagrada Familia to have a feel of forrest because

He believed that nature is where man can be closest to God

Why did Antoni Gaudi build the La Sagrada Familia?

He was a devoted Catholic, he wanted to make amends to God for the sins of man

The outside was (la Sagrada familia)

Incomplete

What is the Nativity Façade?

It was the only part that was finished while Antoni Gaudi was still alive

Antoni Gaudi works were greatly infuenced by

Nature

Antoni Gaudi graduated from

Provincial School of Art

Basilica

Sacred ground

How is the construction of the La Sagrada Familia being paid for?

The La Sagrada is being paid for by donations to the church

In 1936, what happened to Gaudi's models?

The Spanish civil, anarchists attacked the La Sagrada Familia

He is known for creating his own style which included

Using bright ceramic tiles and reptilian metalwork

Why did Gaudi want the La Sagrada Familia shorter then the tallest surrounding mountain?

"Respect to God", man cannot out do God

The years of his birth and death

1852-1926

The year he graduated Provincial school of art

1878