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It was Pedro Falqués who made those lamps

and those complicated arches.

Originally, it wasn't like that.

- You writing the dates down? - Yes. Restorations in what years?

1883. Then there's another in '93. There were a lot of restorations.

The construction of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família

was started by a man named Bocabella, a bookseller.

He was very religious

and wanted more than anything to build a church.

There were differences of opinions

between the original architect and the construction committee.

Then Gaudí was appointed as a successor.

If he hadn't taken over the construction,

this would be one of the ordinary churches you see everywhere

that have no impact on you at all.

Before he began designing the Nativity Facade,

Gaudí did what most others would never think of:

He went on a fast, following the example of Christ

who fasted before he began preaching the gospel.

I believe one reason for this

was that Gaudí wanted to cleanse himself of the frivolous behavior of his youth.

When he was young,

he enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle of fine dining and stylish clothing.

His fast lasted about 20 days.

He was so weakened that he could have died

if we hadn't pulled him out of bed.

After Gaudí passed away and the Spanish Civil War broke out,

the model he'd made was destroyed.

So we spent time and effort restoring his model

as if piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.

We did research for a long time to figure out the best way

to continue construction.

In its growth, a tree branches out in the form of a spiral.

His hope was that a pillar, even if only one,

could be just like a natural tree,

connected everywhere with no breaks or gaps.

Gaudí often used to say,

"It's impossible to build this church all by myself.

Another architect shall continue when I'm gone

and add something of his own in the process.

That way this church will become something far richer."

EVERYTHING COMES FROM THE GREAT BOOK OF NATURE

HUMAN ATTAINMENTS ARE AN ALREADY PRINTED BOOK -GAUDÍ