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The cathedral that failed

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Re: The cathedral that failed

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Post by jasonjamerson »

peoplefromibiza wrote: post #9
telesilla wrote: post #5

>It is not uncommon for Gothic cathedrals to be left unfinished Let's not forget the spectacular Sagrada Familia. It's worth so much, unfinished that I assume Paris will learn from this with the Notre Dame.

Sagrada Familia is not gothic though. It was born as a neo-gothic church but when Gaudì took over as the construction supervisor, he changed its style to liberty, giving birth to what is now known as Catalan modernism.

Yes, Art Nouveau, or "Liberty Style" in Italian, maybe also in Spanish?

Re: The cathedral that failed

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Post by FlotaDeAragon »

sanedigital wrote: post #3

Great article, but I think its odd to call James I of Aragon's conquest of Mallorca a "Catalan conquest". Poor Aragon, always getting its history rewritten by Catalan separatists and those that sympathize with them.

Those catalans want to steal the victory of the world renowned Fleet of Aragón

By far the best fishermen of Spain

Re: The cathedral that failed

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Post by martincmartin »

herodoturtle wrote: post #15
mmsimanga wrote: post #14

Came straight to the comments expecting breakdown of why a closed source application failed.

… which in turn sent me down a rabbit hole of researching what esr has been up to since his famous essay.

So what's he been up to?

Re: The cathedral that failed

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Post by dendrite9 »

telesilla wrote: post #5

>It is not uncommon for Gothic cathedrals to be left unfinished Let's not forget the spectacular Sagrada Familia. It's worth so much, unfinished that I assume Paris will learn from this with the Notre Dame.

Are many buildings ever really finished? I don't think people go to the Sagrada Familia because it is under construction. In fact I think more visitors would prefer more access with less equipment around. 150 years isn't really that long for a cathedral, this good article starts with the fact that the Bristol Cathedral took nearly 700 years to finish!

https://theprepared.org/features-feed/2019/4/28/building-a-c...

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Post by shrimp_emoji »

telesilla wrote: post #5

>It is not uncommon for Gothic cathedrals to be left unfinished Let's not forget the spectacular Sagrada Familia. It's worth so much, unfinished that I assume Paris will learn from this with the Notre Dame.

https://youtu.be/IAiB_T2kqbc

"What kind of fire would burn us theeere?"

Re: The cathedral that failed

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Post by giraffe_lady »

martincmartin wrote: post #16
herodoturtle wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

… which in turn sent me down a rabbit hole of researching what esr has been up to since his famous essay.

So what's he been up to?

9/11 conspiracy theories, climate denialism, white supremacy mostly.
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