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54 Days at Sea — April 8, La Sagrada Familia and Casa Milà


La Sagrada Familía

I’ve done past blog articles on Antoni Gaudí and his magnificent creation la Sagrada Família. I’ll link to those past articles below as well as repost some of the photos from them.

La Sagrada Familía “Passion Façade” by Josep Maria Subirachs

If that style of sculpture above looks familiar, it’s because last week I showed you this artist’s work at another site — the Montserrat Abbey. The artist was Josep Maria Subirachs, and here is more of his work from the Passion Façade on the exterior of la Sagrada Familía:

La Sagrada Familía “Passion Façade” by Josep Maria Subirachs

La Sagrada Familía “Passion Façade” by Josep Maria Subirachs

The Passion Façade frames the main entryway into la Sagrada Familía:

 

La Sagrada Familía

Another example of Antoni Gaudí’s unique, flowing, organic style of architecture can be seen in a nearby apartment building, as well. This is the Casa Milà:

Casa Milà

Casa Milà

For more information and a lot more photos of la Sagrada Familía, please visit my previous articles:

Sagrada Familia — The Exterior:

Sagrada Familia — Interior Part 1:

Sagrada Familía — Interior Part 2:

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Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, Montserrat Favorites


Montserrat Abbey

Here is today’s Fun Photo Friday photo gallery and slide show of Montserrat favorites:

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54 Days at Sea — Touring Montserrat Abbey


Montserrat Abbey

I’ll begin today’s tour of the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey with interior views of the basilica:

Montserrat Basilica

Montserrat Basilica

Montserrat Basilica

Moving to the exterior, here is a shot of the abbey taken from the Aeri de Montserrat aerial tramway:

Montserrat Abbey

Make sure you hike a ways above the abbey for photos such as this and the photo at the top:

Montserrat Abbey

You’ll also find in the distance Josep Maria Subirachs’ intriguing sculpture Escala de l’Enteniment (Stairway to Understanding):

Escala de l’Enteniment by Josep Maria Subirachs

At some point you have to descend back to the abbey . . .

Montserrat Abbey

. . . so that you can re-board the tramway for the return to the trainstation:

Aeri de Montserrat aerial tramway

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