Look up lodge chapel8/15/2023 In the church on the top floor, the idea was that it was to be painted blue, gold and white, symbolizing the sun and sky above the trees. Walls are interrupted by small polychromatic clearings of light, that would be represented by the windows. This effect is achieved by having dark colours on the floor and walls that evoke the darkness of the woods, either by fallen leaves or by the shadow cast by the trees. The inside of Güell´s Crypt seems more like a natural grotto than a construction of the fruit of human hands. Jujol and it allows light to enter, very subdue into the dark interior. This is the evocative and colourful stained glass work of Josep M. A very rustic and monochrome interior that is only interrupted by the colours of the large windows that are in the shape of flower petals or butterfly wings. The ambulatory, where the altar is located, has the Catalan vaults on columns of brick and stone, from a quarry owned by Güell in the region near Garraf. The lower church, the starry polygonal floor, features a large central dome and it is supported by four hewn basalt columns. Unfortunately we cannot get an idea of how the church would be if it had been completed, because in the sketches of his work Gaudí had only presented a general idea and he frequently changed and matured his ideas during construction. In 1915, when the tempo was consecrated, they had only built the “crypt” or lower part of the church and the porch. Güell and the construction of the Güell´s Crypt was paralyzed. Until various economic problems stalked Mr. In 1909, ten years after the project began and the first stone of the church was put in place, they continued to build despite constant interruptions. It is therefore the lower nave of the church, which remained unfinished, as reflected in the side porch stairs, that although currently do not lead anywhere, if the project had been completed, they would allow access to the upper part of the church. The architecture was based on the task of making Güell a place of worship, that harmonized with the unconventional architecture of the workers homes in Güell´s Colony, and with the nearby forest and the slope of the hill where it would be projected.Īlthough it is commonly called “Crypt Güell” actually there is none of the church that goes underground, since all the windows are facing the street. However, little did Güell imagine that Gaudí would make a proposal as sober, stern and radical. When this chapel became too small for the growing population of the colony, Güell decided to instruct Gaudí to build a new church that could accommodate all the inhabitants. Güell´s goal with Colonia Güell was he wanted to be away from the city, where trade union movement was growing and build workers’ houses beside the factory and integrate them into the same property, resulting in a village with its own personality that join social and economic life. As a distinctive feature of this colony, Güell wanted to give it cultural and sports facilities and, although initially not regarding building a church, a small existing chapel was used. A large textile factory that Eusebi Güell, the great patron of Gaudí, launched in 1890. This church is part of an ambitious industrial complex, in the town of Santa Coloma de Cervello (Barcelona).
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