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Climbing the the
Cathedral's tower.
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Looking at the cathedral
from the plaza, one does not even
notice the people, high above,
peering out from the cathedral’s
façade.
Click on
the above photo to get a better
idea of where this young man is
perched. |
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The
elevator was not operating the
day we visited the cathedral.
Searching out the stairs, we
climbing upward and soon gained
access to the scaffold-lined
interior of the church. From our
vantage point, we looked directly
down to receive a wonderful
view into the heart of the
cathedral. Continuing in our
climb, we entered one of the
towers on the Passion façade.
Photo
left - two of the spires that
adorn the cathedral. Eventually
12 spires will top the cathedral,
one for each Apostle.
Taking
the spiraling stairs, we soon
noticed the spiral tightening as we
moved higher up into the tower. As
the stairs are only wide enough
for climbing single file, I started
wondering. How will we get down
after reaching the peak of the
tower? |
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out at the designated portals, I
admired the remarkable view of
Barcelona.At the same time, the
back part of my mind was noticing
we were getting rather high above
the ground. A fair way up the
tower we crossed a small bridge. |
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Thinking we would cross to the next
tower and then start our descent,
I felt a little disappointed. I
was not ready to return to the
ground. But, entering the next
tower, to my surprise, we
continued climbing upward. Around
and around we climbed, and then,
once again, we were crossing a
bridge. This second bridge was
longer than the first one. People
crowded around its stone rails,
making it difficult for us to see
out. At the bridge's entrance, we
were still in the tower; we tried to
wait patiently for our turn at
the rails. People linger here,
relishing their reward for the
long climb. Eventually, it was our
turn to the railing and we could
now look out toward the other
end of the cathedral. |
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spires of the Passion façade were
silhouetted by what appeared to be
an approaching rainstorm. Looking
straight down, we saw the jumble
of iron and concrete that
currently composes the nave of the
Cathedral. We lingered for a short
time but then moved on to allow
others to take our place. Once we
returned to the base of the
cathedral, we made our way to the Passion
Façade. We were
amazed to find the clouds had
cleared and now the sun
illuminated this section of the
cathedral in a warm golden glow. |
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