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The Architect Who Walked His Own Blueprint

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In 1882, Antoni Gaudí took over construction of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. What makes the basilica astonishing is not just its beauty but its...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Colossians 1:15-17.

In 1882, Antoni Gaudí took over construction of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. What makes the basilica astonishing is not just its beauty but its engineering. Every column, every branching stone limb, every spiraling tower exists because Gaudí designed the entire structure around a single unified vision. Remove one load-bearing principle from his calculations and the whole forest of stone would buckle inward.…

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Colossians 1:15-17

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