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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia will be completed in 2026

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Post by loglog »

kiney wrote: post #140
alistairSH wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be careful to avoid survivorship bias here. Only the "best" buildings from Medieval and Renaissance times (or even later into the 1800s) are still around. Many of the buildings we constructed in the second half of the 20th century will be gone in 100 years or so. Also, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know there was a lot of criticism when the Louvre built the pyramid, but I quite like the contrast of traditio…

Nope, visit ANY old german village that wasn't bombed during ww2. Most of the old houses still stand and every single one is prettier than what is being build today.

An average pre-WW2 house in a German village may be prettier than an average house from the 1950s, but certainly not than an average house being built today. Your perception is presumably clouded by the touristy "villages", which in fact have been at least locally important towns at some point in the past.

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Post by fennecbutt »

__loam wrote: post #290
audunw wrote: post #137

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What happened is that a vast quantity of people moved into and around the cities. We also have more strict building codes that take into account light, air quality, longevity, energy effiency etc. You’re looking at an old city built for a relatively small elite over many hundreds of years, and you’re surprised why cities built for many millions of people over a few decade look a bit basic in comparison? I came across…

One of the only things the Soviets did right was building a shit load of dense, boring housing at huge scales. They eliminated homelessness, which jumped substantially when they became the Russian federation and privitized everything.

Concrete soviet apartment blocks are some of the most depressing architecture known to man.

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Post by __loam »

fennecbutt wrote: post #332
__loam wrote: post #290

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the only things the Soviets did right was building a shit load of dense, boring housing at huge scales. They eliminated homelessness, which jumped substantially when they became the Russian federation and privitized everything.

Concrete soviet apartment blocks are some of the most depressing architecture known to man.

They were also cheap to build and they built a fuck load of them. Personally I'd prefer it if people could actually afford to live in cities if I had to make the choice between putting up some ugly buildings vs delaying development or not building at all.

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Post by helpfulContrib »

jihadjihad wrote: post #5

It's amazing if you haven't gone, especially when sunlight streams in through the windows. I saw a quote while I was there that was something along the lines of, "Gaudí is not an artist with whom posthumous collaboration is possible." A couple minutes walking around the church is all that's needed to confirm that notion.

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Post by brandall10 »

dannyphantom wrote: post #209
brandall10 wrote: post #88

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Agreed, went last summer and have told at least a dozen people how it’s the most impressive interior I’ve been inside in my 48 years. Stayed for 3 hours just to observe the shifting light. I’ll be in Barcelona again on Thurs, can’t wait to go back.

I hope you have a great trip! If you find yourself with a window of free time, there is a bakery called Pastisseria Hofmann that makes a sweet cream filled croissant that is dangerously good. We got one in ~2018 and have wanted another one since haha

Absolutely will... that's right down my alley. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Post by kouru225 »

netbioserror wrote: post #163
alistairSH wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be careful to avoid survivorship bias here. Only the "best" buildings from Medieval and Renaissance times (or even later into the 1800s) are still around. Many of the buildings we constructed in the second half of the 20th century will be gone in 100 years or so. Also, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know there was a lot of criticism when the Louvre built the pyramid, but I quite like the contrast of traditio…

You must not travel a lot. There are huge numbers of historic villages and towns with original or very old architecture. If we were dealing with survivorship bias, we should expect essentially random buildings scattered around cities, not entire towns or contiguous historic districts.

And these were only for the very rich. The poor had wooden shacks that deteriorated quickly.

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Post by artk42 »

Sad news! It's a total BS.

The reputable press for some reason spread fake news about the fact that the Sagrada Familia is supposed to be finally completed by 2026.

This is complete nonsense, I can't understand how it happened. Apparently, one person stepped in and everyone else happily picked up on it.

In fact, by 2026 it is planned to complete only the central bell tower, the Jesus Tower, which will make the temple the tallest in the world, and the corner Chapel of the Ascension. After that, there will remain such a "small, insignificant detail" as the construction of the central facade of the basilica. It is planned to work on it until 2034 (if everything goes according to plan, the builders cunningly add in this place).

And, only then will the discussion be started about the construction of the stair bridge leading to the entrance, which requires demolishing a block of living buildings on Mallorca Street, imagine the friction at this point..

So, no, it's not going to be finished in 2026. But that doesn't make it a penny less marvelous, one wouldn't even notice it's not finished.

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Post by kiney »

loglog wrote: post #331
kiney wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, visit ANY old german village that wasn't bombed during ww2. Most of the old houses still stand and every single one is prettier than what is being build today.

An average pre-WW2 house in a German village may be prettier than an average house from the 1950s, but certainly not than an average house being built today. Your perception is presumably clouded by the touristy "villages", which in fact have been at least locally important towns at some point in the past.

haven't seen much tourists in my village so far...
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