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Las Lajas Cathedral
Las Lajas Cathedral (Image Credit: Jungle_Boy [Flickr])
Las Lajas Cathedral, side view from the bottom (Image Credit: julkastro [Flickr])
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Las Lajas, or the Las Lajas Cathedral
[wiki] in Colombia, was built in 1916 on a site where, according to
local legend, the Virgin Mary appeared. The story goes like this: an
Indian woman named María Mueses de Quiñones was carrying her deaf-mute
daughter Rosa on her back near Las Lajas ("The Rocks"). Weary of the
climb, the María sat down on a rock when Rosa spoke (for the first
time) about an apparition in a cave.
Later on, a mysterious painting
of the Virgin Mary carrying a baby was discovered on the wall of the
cave. Supposedly, studies of the painting showed no proof of paint or
pigments on the rock - instead, when a core sample was taken, it was
found that the colors were impregnated in the rock itself to a depth of
several feet.
Whether true or not, the legend spurred the building of a gothic church worthy of a fairy tale.
Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia, always under construction (Image Credit: chrisjfry [Flickr])
A fantastic photo detailing the exterior of the La Sagrada Familia church
by Christopher Chan [Flickr]
La Sagrada at night (Image Credit: martinhughes81 [Flickr])
La Sagrada Familia [official site | wiki], or Catalan for "The Holy Family", is a yet-to-be-finished Roman Catholic basilica in [color:a546=#32527A ! important][color:a546=#32527A ! important]Barcelona, Spain.
The church’s design is rich with Christian symbolism, with façades
featuring intricate details de***ibing the birth, life, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Perhaps the most awe inspiring is the
eighteen towers representing the 12 Apostles, 4 Evangelists, the Virgin
Mary, and a central tower - the tallest of them all - representing
Christ.
The construction of the Sagrada Familia basilica started in 1882,
directed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, who devoted his life to it.
When people said that the construction had taken a very long time,
Gaudí replied that he was building the church for God, and that his
client wasn’t in a hurry. He then became known as "God’s Architect."
In 1926, Gaudí got run over by a street car. Because of his raggedy
attire and empty pockets, no one wanted to take him to the hospital.
Eventually, he was taken to a pauper’s hospital where no one recognized
him until his friends found him and tried to move him to another
hospital. Gaudí refused, saying that he belonged with the poor, and
died a few days later.
Because Gaudí refused to work with blue prints, preferring to use
his imagination and memory instead, construction of La Sagrada Familia
was halted after his death. Part of the church was even burnt during
the Spanish Civil War. Construction of La Sagrada Familia was restarted
afterwards and continues until today.
St. Basil’s Cathedral
St. Basil’s Cathedral (Image Credit: kirkh [Flickr])
St. Basil’s Cathedral at night (Image Credit: rwike77 [Flickr])
As its name implies, St. Basil’s Cathedral
[wiki] on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, is named after Saint Basil
(who is also known as Basil Fool for Christ). The story goes that in
the 1500s, an apprentice shoemaker/serf named Basil stole from the rich
to give to the poor. He also went naked, weighed himself with chains,
and rebuked Ivan the Terrible for not paying attention in church. Most
of the time, admonishing anyone with name "the Terrible" wasn’t such a
good idea, but apparently Ivan had a soft spot for the holy fool (as
Basil was also known) and ordered a church to be built in his name
after Basil died.
St. Basil’s Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church, sports a series of
colorful bulbous domes that taper to a point, aptly named onion domes,
that are part of Moscow’s Kremlin skyline (although the church is
actually not part of the Kremlin).
Oh, and Ivan the Terrible lived up to his name after he supposedly
blinded the architect who built the church so he would not be able to
design something as beautiful afterwards.
Las Lajas Cathedral (Image Credit: Jungle_Boy [Flickr])
Las Lajas Cathedral, side view from the bottom (Image Credit: julkastro [Flickr])
[wiki] in Colombia, was built in 1916 on a site where, according to
local legend, the Virgin Mary appeared. The story goes like this: an
Indian woman named María Mueses de Quiñones was carrying her deaf-mute
daughter Rosa on her back near Las Lajas ("The Rocks"). Weary of the
climb, the María sat down on a rock when Rosa spoke (for the first
time) about an apparition in a cave.
Later on, a mysterious painting
of the Virgin Mary carrying a baby was discovered on the wall of the
cave. Supposedly, studies of the painting showed no proof of paint or
pigments on the rock - instead, when a core sample was taken, it was
found that the colors were impregnated in the rock itself to a depth of
several feet.
Whether true or not, the legend spurred the building of a gothic church worthy of a fairy tale.
Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia, always under construction (Image Credit: chrisjfry [Flickr])
A fantastic photo detailing the exterior of the La Sagrada Familia church
by Christopher Chan [Flickr]
La Sagrada at night (Image Credit: martinhughes81 [Flickr])
La Sagrada Familia [official site | wiki], or Catalan for "The Holy Family", is a yet-to-be-finished Roman Catholic basilica in [color:a546=#32527A ! important][color:a546=#32527A ! important]Barcelona, Spain.
The church’s design is rich with Christian symbolism, with façades
featuring intricate details de***ibing the birth, life, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Perhaps the most awe inspiring is the
eighteen towers representing the 12 Apostles, 4 Evangelists, the Virgin
Mary, and a central tower - the tallest of them all - representing
Christ.
The construction of the Sagrada Familia basilica started in 1882,
directed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, who devoted his life to it.
When people said that the construction had taken a very long time,
Gaudí replied that he was building the church for God, and that his
client wasn’t in a hurry. He then became known as "God’s Architect."
In 1926, Gaudí got run over by a street car. Because of his raggedy
attire and empty pockets, no one wanted to take him to the hospital.
Eventually, he was taken to a pauper’s hospital where no one recognized
him until his friends found him and tried to move him to another
hospital. Gaudí refused, saying that he belonged with the poor, and
died a few days later.
Because Gaudí refused to work with blue prints, preferring to use
his imagination and memory instead, construction of La Sagrada Familia
was halted after his death. Part of the church was even burnt during
the Spanish Civil War. Construction of La Sagrada Familia was restarted
afterwards and continues until today.
St. Basil’s Cathedral
St. Basil’s Cathedral (Image Credit: kirkh [Flickr])
St. Basil’s Cathedral at night (Image Credit: rwike77 [Flickr])
As its name implies, St. Basil’s Cathedral
[wiki] on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, is named after Saint Basil
(who is also known as Basil Fool for Christ). The story goes that in
the 1500s, an apprentice shoemaker/serf named Basil stole from the rich
to give to the poor. He also went naked, weighed himself with chains,
and rebuked Ivan the Terrible for not paying attention in church. Most
of the time, admonishing anyone with name "the Terrible" wasn’t such a
good idea, but apparently Ivan had a soft spot for the holy fool (as
Basil was also known) and ordered a church to be built in his name
after Basil died.
St. Basil’s Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church, sports a series of
colorful bulbous domes that taper to a point, aptly named onion domes,
that are part of Moscow’s Kremlin skyline (although the church is
actually not part of the Kremlin).
Oh, and Ivan the Terrible lived up to his name after he supposedly
blinded the architect who built the church so he would not be able to
design something as beautiful afterwards.
