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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Sagrada Familia

Summer of '26, Architecture, EuropeLeave a comment

A Forest of Light.

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Rich McClear

Walking into the Sagrada Familia is like walking into a forest during that magic hour when the light is low and color and shadow play out their drama.  Stained glass artist Joan Vila-Grau realized Antoni Gaudi’s dream starting in 1959.  … Continue reading A Forest of Light.

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Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Rich McClear

Travel writers have described Sagrada Familia’s Nativity Façade as if “Someone left the cake out in the rain.” Borrowing a term from Jimmy Webb’s MacArthur Park.  Webb, in turn took the line from WH Auden who said his lined face … Continue reading Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain

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