{"id":190569,"date":"2026-03-06T11:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/?p=190569"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:57:12","slug":"did-you-know-a-signature-written-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/en\/did-you-know-a-signature-written-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know? A signature written in the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"copilot-message-rco\" class=\"fai-CopilotMessage__content r1izxv8h ___7qar2c0 fcthzvy\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"___1vve6yh f22iagw f1vx9l62 f122n59 f3bhgqh f1mnxvew fly5x3f\">\n<div class=\"___j4vmuw0 f22iagw f1vx9l62 f1869bpl fly5x3f fbc6vix\">\n<div tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"loading-message\" data-fui-focus-visible=\"\">\n<div id=\"chatMessageResponse-rcm\" class=\"___1yop6mf f336tjw f9ijwd5 fz7g6wx fod5ikn f1s184ao\" data-testid=\"lastChatMessage\">\n<div class=\"___1j4t0a1 f1lmfglv f1abmfm4\" dir=\"auto\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-testid=\"markdown-reply\" data-message-type=\"Chat\">\n<div class=\"___o3t5a50 f22iagw f1vx9l62 f1i1t7jz fk15e71 f1k953kz f137keqj f1rncccw f1stllg3 f1w4kmmc f1tric3v f10dk5ic fx8cdsv f16nlwsl f1eookvz fhjrts3 fqugt2f f10km5jb f18d18k8 f1v1vhmp f1hdmul3 f198vjnp f2dshw1 fjpjndq fnmj2pj ffrrb40 f1mon110 fhajzam fimndk6 fxv4dng fb1rn9k f59wlhv f1xmfh30 f18yf5o5 fmr6chf fw8qy2q ff161sd f1qr7t77 f1yyogn1 foogchg fp5872b f1tpb8gf f1hdgrc8 f1vatr43 frkxccd f9pdzkb f158oiaz ft5kggy f5l4ui7 f13j03li f18xdoka f8off4e f1go6zfc f128n2ra f1jpxw2j f1lwd9n0 fy0b8hm f1g2633v fx4kvgi fkvolse f1gxrt3a f1os76ua f1js9cnw f1g87ej0 freluf8 f1yggaq6 f2i3chp f1151osp florpoh f35kzfz ftp9m57 f1e288vi fz62hnz fixvuys f1nmofwh fc1c6mv f18a2er7 fhvkrdl fhxnn68 f1oce4bo fvhlfan f7tc0t0 f1ngf1n2 ffrzq6x f1yjiq2m f1aqdgql f1huvaf f10ij78l f1k94sa4 fkmfumq f1jvzkyl f1eu24ob f1xbfc1f fmf0lwf f107dsy8 f3w566c f4648sl f13zpkng f7unjfp f8p1rz fzu6h1w f1i1bi6h f1smo7hi f1sk1xod f1kgogdq f1gjktkp ft608jz f19dd9cz fg3xr24 fhd155k f1b8gl2e fg4b9ou flb4lo fdicbfk fgwcyh1 f1jbds0d f1fb9uea f1stuka4 fcrtu6g fwqh0xn f11w66yg f6e0e65 f1vvgu0 f1607507 f1m9bycv f1ntoah8 f1b694rt faql4r2 fpjuhzh fmavl6h f1d9bsk fmzhlt0 f145l92p fwkyaqm f129obh1 f19la9g f127w39w fr0ux9m fxhidck f1cu4h9j f1wnbo7v f1eueg4z fy9c24f f1h2o91j f1iw08fq\">\n<p><em>By: Ferran Garc\u00e9s<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The four-armed cross is one of the most representative elements of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s work, to the point that it is often referred to as the \u201cGaud\u00ed cross\u201d. No other architect has a cross bearing his name. In a way, this cross represents a kind of signature \u2014 a signature written in the sky! However, contrary to popular belief, only a few of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s buildings feature it. Which ones are they? Let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190561\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Les-Creus-de-Gaudi-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teresian College (1888\u20131890)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190504\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.-Teresianes-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The debut took place on the rooftop of the Teresian College, built between 1888 and 1890. More precisely, we can see it at each of the four corners of the building, surrounded by battlements that refer to the \u201cinterior castle\u201d of Saint Teresa of Jesus, the theologian who inspired the building.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of each arm we can recognize the cone of a cypress tree, also known as a \u201cgalbulus\u201d. This cone, or strobilus, a symbol of eternal life and faith, was the source \u00a0of inspiration for the architect in shaping the cross, which rests on a small pinnacle and a helical column. One last curious detail: notice that here the cross is red and not white, as in the following buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190508\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REF_COLEGIO_TERESIA_CT6A7059-2.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Torre Bellesguard (1901\u20131903)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190512\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellesguard_051-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second building with a four-pointed cross is very close to the previous one, in the Sarri\u00e0\u2013Sant Gervasi District, and like it, it also takes on the appearance of a medieval castle, since Gaud\u00ed was inspired by the<a href=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/en\/sabias-que-bellesguard-antes-de-gaudi-castillo-y-jardin-parte-i\/\"> former Bellesguard castle<\/a> built by King Martin I the Humane on the same site.<\/p>\n<p>Here, the pinnacle is taller, and beneath the cross stand out two symbols that recall the chivalric past of the estate: the four bars of the House of Barcelona and the crown of the sovereign, the last monarch of this dynasty. There is no helical column, but the four bars are arranged following the same geometric pattern so that they can be seen from any angle.<\/p>\n<p>As also at Casa Batll\u00f3, which we will mention shortly, this pinnacle has been interpreted as the hilt of Saint George\u2019s sword slaying the dragon, represented on one of the corners of the attic, whose shape recalls the face of the fearsome beast (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/ca\/sant-jordi-una-llegenda-feta-arquitectura\/\">a legend made architecture<\/a>). Torre Bellesguard is part of a project that was carried out between 1900 and 1909, but the main house was built between 1901 and 1903, that is, at the same time as the following cross\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-190516\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-921x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-921x1024.jpg 921w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-768x854.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-1381x1536.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB-600x667.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0025316MB.jpg 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Park G\u00fcell (1901\u20131903)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190520\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.-Park-Guell-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the entrance to Park G\u00fcell is contemporary with the main house of Torre Bellesguard. It is made up of two pavilions that no longer recall a medieval castle, but rather the aesthetic for which Gaud\u00ed is best known: an architecture full of sinuous forms, movement and color. At the top of one of these pavilions stands a very tall spire crowned, once again, with the typical Gaud\u00ed cross. The blue and white decoration of the pinnacle has been interpreted as a reference to the flag of Bavaria, the German state where the composer Richard Wagner developed much of his musical production. Gaud\u00ed, like many other Barcelonans of his time, was a great admirer of his operas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190524\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelone_-_Parc_Guell_-_Entree.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The gate of the Miralles Estate (1901)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190528\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.-Miralles-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ceramic and\/or glass is the main material used by Gaud\u00ed in his crosses. There is one, however, that was made of wrought iron. It stands above the gateway of the entrance to a residence that has now disappeared. It is located in the Sarri\u00e0 neighborhood, very close to the Teresian College and Torre Bellesguard. All of these buildings are located far from the center of Barcelona and are not visited by many tourists. They are therefore little-known works. The last crosses, by contrast, are in the Eixample, crowning two of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s most popular works.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190532\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/940x643_miralles_img_31-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/940x643_miralles_img_31-2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/940x643_miralles_img_31-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/940x643_miralles_img_31-2-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/940x643_miralles_img_31-2-600x410.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Casa Batll\u00f3 (1904\u20131906)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190536\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.-Batllo-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The four-armed cross of Casa Batll\u00f3 is Gaud\u00ed\u2019s first \u201csignature in the sky\u201d in the center of Barcelona. In this building, the pinnacle does not rise above the roof but is embedded in the upper part of the fa\u00e7ade, which simulates the back of a dragon, so that the cross would represent, according to a popular interpretation, the hilt of Saint George\u2019s sword.<\/p>\n<p>On the wall of the column we can read the monograms of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia: JHS (\u201cIesus Hominum Salvator\u201d, Jesus Savior of Men), M (Mary) and JP (Joseph). The cross, bulb-shaped, was made in Manacor (Mallorca). For a long time, this was the only Gaud\u00ed cross in the heart of the city. This year, however, it has company\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190540\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01-600x445.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1280px-Casa_Batllo_01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia (1883\u20132026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190544\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.-Sagrada-Familia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.-Sagrada-Familia.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.-Sagrada-Familia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.-Sagrada-Familia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.-Sagrada-Familia-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gaud\u00ed took on the project of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia on November 3, 1883, that is, long before any of the buildings we have seen so far. However, the completion of his last four-pointed cross had to wait more than one hundred and forty years.<\/p>\n<p>It stands atop the highest pinnacle of any of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s buildings. In fact, since February 20 of this year, the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia in Barcelona has been the tallest church in the world, at 172.5 meters, thanks to the four-pointed cross crowning the Tower of Jesus Christ. A height that does not exceed the 177 meters of Montju\u00efc mountain, thus respecting the natural limit that the architect considered \u201cthe work of God\u201d. Not for nothing, at the base of the terminal of the tower appears the following inscription:\u00a0\u00abTu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus\u00bb\u00a0(\u2018You alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>This achievement does not imply the end of the temple, as the construction of the Glory fa\u00e7ade is still pending \u2014 a highly controversial work due to the theoretical demolition of buildings required for its execution. However, this fa\u00e7ade, if it is eventually completed, will make the temple wider, but not taller. From the point of view of verticality, the cross does indeed complete Gaud\u00ed\u2019s original project. A cross born from the contemplation of the cypress, the tree that best suggests verticality and, as such, the search for the sky. On the other hand, its four arms represent the cardinal points, that is, the totality of the surrounding space. What better signature for an architect than this symbol?\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fai-CopilotMessage__footnote r1bn3aft ___7qar2c0 fcthzvy\">\n<div class=\"___648pct0 f1lmfglv f527xm8 f1hdris8\" dir=\"ltr\" data-testid=\"foot-note-div\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190548\" src=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/creu-sagrada-familia-general-040326-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/creu-sagrada-familia-general-040326-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/creu-sagrada-familia-general-040326-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bellesguardgaudi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/creu-sagrada-familia-general-040326-768x432-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fai-CopilotMessage__actions rmlvq19 ___7qar2c0 fcthzvy\" role=\"toolbar\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;mover&quot;:{&quot;cyclic&quot;:false,&quot;direction&quot;:2,&quot;memorizeCurrent&quot;:true}}\">\n<div class=\"___1akvep3 f22iagw f1vx9l62 fdr99fa fly5x3f\">\n<div class=\"___m91pmt0 f19gb1f4 f22iagw f1063pyq f122n59 fni485r\">\n<div class=\"___152j3kg f22iagw f122n59 f19gb1f4 fni485r\" data-stable-ignore=\"true\" data-testid=\"FeedbackContainerTestId\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i tabindex=\"0\" data-tabster-dummy=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ferran Garc\u00e9s The four-armed cross is one of the most representative elements of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s work, to the point that it is often referred to as the \u201cGaud\u00ed cross\u201d. 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