Gaudí's Magnum Opus

<p>The cornerstone of the Sagrada Familia was laid on March 19, 1882, kicking off a construction project so ambitious that it is still going to this day.</p><br><p>Perhaps unexpectedly, however, on the day it began, the cathedral that is now regarded as Antoni Gaudí’s Art Nouveau magnus opus was being overseen by another architect entirely, and had a fairly traditional design. </p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss how Gaudí planned to incorporate the entire heavens and earth into a single structure; reveal which are the world’s longest ever construction projects; and explain why Gaudí should have followed that classic parental advice to always wear clean underwear in case you are in an accident…</p><br><p> <strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>‘Barcelona's Sagrada Família: Gaudí's 'cathedral for the poor'’ (The Guardian, 2015): <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/03/barcelona-sagrada-familia-gaudi-history-cities-cathedral-poor-church-religion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/03/barcelona-sagrada-familia-gaudi-history-cities-cathedral-poor-church-religion</a> </li><li>‘133 Years Later, Gaudí’s Cathedral Nears Completion’ (National Geographic, 2015): <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/151105-gaudi-sagrada-familia-barcelona-final-stage-construction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/151105-gaudi-sagrada-familia-barcelona-final-stage-construction</a> </li><li>‘The World's Oldest Construction Project | Sagrada Familia’ (Real Engineering, 2020): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNGdzo_3EA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNGdzo_3EA</a>  </li></ul><p><br></p><p>#1800s #Architecture #Religion #Spain </p><br><p><strong>This episode first premiered in 2022, for members of </strong>🌴<strong>CLUB RETROSPECTORS</strong>🌴<strong> - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content <em>and</em> support our independent podcast. Join now via </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphtp%3A%2Fats3.plCo%2FxecXQWW&s=1-saMneAG6Jlxwm-HSpmcJnDbt8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1676646000%2F1pT2Lf-0009qi-5n%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C10917358%7C13772167%7C63EF986FDB77B8781C00E7AE89BE8ABC&o=%2Fphta%3A%2Fptsootr%2F.cmenerRetspctosro&s=tfEv-TbMNzGzaXbO1_4ITwuG0Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Thanks!</p><p> </p><p><strong>We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: </strong><a href="https://www.podfollow.com/retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/retrospectors</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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