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Church Overrun by Tourists Creates Selfie Zone to Stop Tourist Chaos
The La Sagrada Familia church has created a dedicated space for tourists to take photos, due to ongoing overtourism, ...
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Sagrada Familia architect Gaudi on path to sainthood
Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's "Sagrada Familia" ...
The Art Newspaper4d
Remembering Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections
When he moved to the Vatican as supreme pontiff of the Catholic church the new Pope Francis ... Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Guillaume Gillet’s Notre Dame de Royan in western ...
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Thousands climb Zamboanga’s Abong-Abong Hill for Holy Week ritual
Thousands of pilgrims climb Mount Pulumbato in Zamboanga for the annual Via Crucis, some walking barefoot and bearing wooden ...
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This Beloved Travel Destination Just Got A Bit Closer To Heaven, Thanks To "God's Architect"
The Vatican started the process of Gaudí's potential sainthood in 2003, after being called "God's Architect" for a long time.
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Good Friday: the faces of the cross in the Churches of Asia
Manila (AsiaNews) – From the “journey of the Cross” to the votive pilgrimage that retraces the last hours of Jesus' earthly ...
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Three artists shortlisted to design façade of Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica
The committee overseeing construction of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia announced March 25 ... notably in the Church of Saint Augustine in Pietrasanta, Italy. Hailing from Mallorca, Barceló ...
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The 5 Best Sagrada Familia Tours
Group sizes are limited to 16 people. Tours meet at Carretera del Carmel, 23 (within Park Güell) at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3 ...