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Date of upload: Mar 31, 2024 ^^
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I arrived at the construction site in November 1976 , very little work was going on , I saw some men working with a dump truck , I asked if I could help they handed me a shovel and I spent the rest of the day shoveling and enjoying the men. Every ten years Ive been able to go back and visit the project , 48 years later I hope to visit in the next 2 years .
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Just some extra piece of unknown history: Did you know the main columns have a very complex geometry. Builders struggled and were unable to to make these columns until they found a Dutch company âmachine fabriek van Voordenâ that was able to make a computer controlled CNC stone sawing machine that was able to reproduce the design as intended. At first my dad and a team of engineers struggled to understand wat Gaudi had intended, until they figured out the fundamental mathematical equations describing these columns. From this point on it was supposedly easy, as they implemented the equations into the machineâs program and put it to work. These days it al sounds simple, but back in the day CNC machines were new, exclusive and expensive in an industry that was used to doing these things the traditional way by hand. But making these complex shapes by hand and keeping all the lines straight was close to impossible. My dad Henk van Voorden is very proud that he and his team were able to help and contribute to this magnificent structure.
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Been on my bucket list. I was lucky enough to see it a couple years ago. Words cannot describe the church. I am certainly not a believer, but this is the most incredible building I have ever been in, period. No matter what you are, no matter what you believe: You NEED to see this. No discussions. No buts. You just need to. And believe me: You are never going to regret it. You will go home with a feeling you have never had before, knowing you saw something so fundamentally great, something no one can ever take away from you.
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I recall visiting Barcelona on a short trip, in the late 1990's and of course one simply cannot ignore the unique and iconic examples of Antoni Gaudi's architectural genius, sprinkled across the sprawling metropolis. I chose to visit just two examples of his work, as I felt that any more would lead to my memories becoming confused, as to the individual features of his amazing structures. The two examples I chose to visit were, his incredible residential/commercial building "Casa Mila" sometimes called "La Pedrera". What I found to be quite astounding, was Gaudi's attention to detail. In the case of "Casa Mila", he even designed all the door handles and hinges, light fittings and even coat hooks..!! But perhaps the most visionary aspect of the complex, which was completed in...1906 !!; is the fact that I seem to recall, that it features FOUR LEVELS of UNDERGROUND PARKING..!! Remember the building was opened in 1906...!! At the time there were probably no more than 100 motor vehicles in the whole of Barcelona. To call Antoni Gaudi "visionary" is perhaps at best an understatement...!!
My second choice of Gaudi's work to visit was predictably, his emblematic "La Sagrada Familia"... I had earmarked to spend an hour there, needless to say, I spent THREE Hours marvelling at the "mind blowing" partial realisation of Antoni Gaudi's magnificent obsession. I also recall being told by a guide, that Gaudi was at odds with the Catholic church's lavish use of ostentatious gilding and huge paintings, traditionally adorning the opulent interiors of their cathedrals, when most of the worshippers were simply struggling to merely survive. It was his dream to build a cathedral to rival any in the Catholic world in
magnificence, but to be built for everyday working folk, using everyday, often discarded items. An example of this is his distinctive use of broken ceramic tiles often arranged in abstract patterns to adorn some of his works. In the case of "La Sagrada" it was his frequent use of old empty glass bottles embedded into some of the walls. I recoiled when I first saw them, thinking that they looked tawdry, even tacky. That was until, a sudden shaft of sunlight illuminated them and they glittered jewel like, infusing the interior with an almost divine like glow. For me it was and still is the, Most abiding memory of the incredible "La Sagrada Familia" and a lasting testimony of the true genius of ANTONI GAUDI...
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