reading88 sculpture (spain, juan de Ávalos)
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8888
Valle de los Caídos
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Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen)
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The cable car that once rattled up to the cross is no longer in service
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Nestled in the lovely Sierra de Guadarrama, and located only 12 kilometers from UNESCO World Heritage Site El Escorial, Valle de los Caídos is a place of contradictions. Composed of a basilica, abbey, and an enormous cross, The Valley of the Fallen was commissioned by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1940 to supposedly honor the fallen of the Spanish Civil War.
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The Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen is built on top of a rocky cliff known as Risco de la Nava at 1,400 meters above sea level
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The door of
the temple, 10.40 meters
high and 5.80
meters wide
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The door is made of bronze and is the work of Fernando Cruz Solis (1923-2003)
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The monumental hieratic sculptures over the main gate and the base of the cross culminated the career of Juan de Ávalos (1911-2006)
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The Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen was built on top of a cliff. It is 150 meters high and its arms have a width of 47 meters. This is one of the biggest cross in the world. The architect of this granite structure was Diego Mendez. At the base of the cross there are four huge sculptures of the four Evangelists, made by the sculptor Juan de Avalos
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At the base of the cross there are four huge sculptures of the four Evangelists
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The base of the cross with sculptures made by Juan de Ávalos (1911-2006)
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The cardinal virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude (17 meters high each)
The justice
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Juan de Avalos (1911-2006) San MateoAn angel is the symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist
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San Mateo
The statues of the Evangelists are 18 meters high each
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San Mateo
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San Mateo
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San Mateo
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The complex was built between 1940 and 1958
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About 40,000 Nationalist and
Republican soldiers are buried here
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San MarcosThe winged lion is the symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist
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San MarcosThe overall weight of the cross
including its base is approximately 200,000 metric
tons
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San Marcos
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San Marcos
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San Juan & San Lucas
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San LucasThe bull is the symbol of the evangelist St. Luke
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San Lucas
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San Juan & San Lucas
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San Juan The eagle is the symbol of St. John the Evangelist
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San Juan
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San Juan
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San Juan
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From the big esplanade below to the top of the cross there are 300 meters
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moments of modeling in clay the head of San Juan in the sculptor's studio
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Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Modeling in clay the head of San Juan in the sculptor's studio
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The sculptor and the heads of Saints Luke and Markin clay
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The exhibition Architectural League of New York - 1962clay sculpture of the Angel de la paz
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Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Angel de la paz (Angel of Peace), 1964 and today
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Juan de Avalos (1911-
2006)Saint Paul
MadridCathedral de la Almudena
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Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Exhibition Merida 2011
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Juan de Avalos José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) Madrid Facultad Filosofía y Letras
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José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955)
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José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) was a prolific and distinguished philosopher of Spain
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Carlos Jiménez Díaz (1898-1967) was a Spanish physician and clinical researcher
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Madrid, Plaza Cristo ReyFountain of Carlos Jiménez Díaz by Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)
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Madrid, Plaza Cristo ReyFountain of Carlos Jiménez Díaz by Juan de Avalos, 1969
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Sound: Estrella Morente & Dulce Pontes - Requiem - Le di a la caza alcance - (Michael Nyman/ San Juan de la Cruz)
Text and pictures: InternetCopyright: All the images belong to their authors
Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda
2016