La Sagrada Familia – The Towers…
by Rodney Campbell on Dec.29, 2017, under Life, Photography
Gaudí’s original design calls for a total of eighteen spires, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the Virgin Mary, the four Evangelists and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. Eight spires have been built so far, corresponding to four apostles at the Nativity façade and four apostles at the Passion façade.
NIKON D750 + 13.0 mm f/2.8 @ 13 mm, 1/13 sec at f/5.6, ISO 500
I’d pre purchased tickets for us to go up the Nativity towers.
NIKON D750 + 13.0 mm f/2.8 @ 13 mm, 1/13 sec at f/5.6, ISO 640
The top of the towers can only be accessed by lift, one on each facade. The Nativity facade has fantastic views over the east of Barcelona.
NIKON D750 + 13.0 mm f/2.8 @ 13 mm, 1/13 sec at f/5.6, ISO 2500
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
Spiral Down
NIKON D750 + 13.0 mm f/2.8 @ 13 mm, 1/13 sec at f/5.6, ISO 4000
Whilst you take a lift up to the top you must climb down the narrow spiraling staircase around the tower and then eventually to this tighter spiral near the bottom. Be prepared for a lot of steps (around 400).
Curvaceous
NIKON D750 + 13.0 mm f/2.8 @ 13 mm, 1/13 sec at f/5.6, ISO 12800
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