«Birth is oriented east by design, illuminating each day with the first lights as a symbol of hope,» says Rogove. «I love the appearance of castle of sand that has in its entirety, without knowing where a sculpture ends and another begins.»
Passion facade
The facade oriented to the west, the facade of the passion, represents the crucifixion of Christ and is much more gloomy. Using bone and chiaroscuro motifs, it represents a more raw and stark scene that contrasts with the abundance and the minutiae of the Nativity Facade.
Catalan sculptor Josep Maria Subachs directed the project following Gaudí's original ideas; His first pieces were installed in 1987 and the last ones were placed in 2018, a year before his death.
«My favorite element is the parabolic colonnade,» says Rogove, «is so raw and emotional, and is the product of the rethinking that Gaudí made of the structure, one of the most fundamental parts of the Church design«. Supposedly, Gaudí designed the passion in a personal depression, which the images seem to corroborate, and placed a representation of himself with the gross soldiers. Definitely, he tries to find it if he visits it.»
Glory facade
As in most of the Roman Catholic churches, the facade of glory, oriented to the south and which began to be built in 2002, will decorate the Main entrance of the Sagrada Familia. Gaudí intended to glorify the life of Jesus Christ, and is still under construction, with a probable end date in 2034. The doors of the facade of glory, also the work of Subochachs, were installed in 2008 and include the Our Father in Catalan with a and g -shaped manillas of the initials of Antoni Gaudí.
Interior design
Like most Roman and Western European Catholic churches, the plant of the Sagrada Familia It is based on a Latin cross, with a long ship intersected by a cruise that gives the structure its basic cruciform shape. The resemblance to most Western Europe churches ends here.