Cathedral construction in the Middle Ages
A Cathedral being built. The Gaudi designed Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, still under construction (for about the last 129 years or so). A fantastic new construction depicting bibical stories especially in statues and carving (St. Petter after the cock crowed thrice), the presence of the Holy Spirit (chreck out the window) and God's creation--natural shapes, waves froim the sea, tree branches, fruits, flowers, you name it.
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Cathedrals were important in the Middle Ages as centers of learning and sources of economic well being. Learning was provided through the residence of the great intellectuals and theologians of the time, through cathedral schools for clergy, and through visual and tactile aids to convey the Christian message to the uneducxated massees. Cathedral construction was important in the Carolingian and 12th century Renaissances when the many new cathedrals were built. Cathedral construction often took an extended period spurring economic development by the creation of many jobs and the development of trade with distant lands to provide specialized materials such as marble. The cathedrals also acted as sites of pilgrimage generating further income for the city. The series of photograhs are intersting in that they show a modern`day cathedral under construction in Barcelona. Illustrations are provided of sculpture to convey the Biblical stories and of windows conveying the pressence of the Holy Spirit.
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