Architect: Antoni Gaudí
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The only facade completed in Gaudi's lifetime, the Nativity facade is a baroque masterpiece - a facade of swirling carved stone excess. The facade has three main portals like traditional gothic cathedrals - each of these culminates is a spire, behind which the four towers soar into the sky.
The central doorway shows the birth of Christ with the angels announcing hius birth hovering over the family. To either side are the Magi and shephards. The left hand door depicts the wedding of Joseph and Mary, the flight into Egypt and the slaughter of the innocents. The right hand door depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus. The facade is covered with luxurious floral sculpture which entwines around the figures and ties the ensemble together.