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FIVE GENERATIONS OF ENGINEERS...
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...ARE ATTEMPTING
THE IMPOSSIBLE.
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IT'S LIKE MAGIC, NO?
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Narrator: THEY'RE WORKING
TO BUILD AN EXTRAORDINARY
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AND COMPLEX SUPERSTRUCTURE --
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THE WORLD'S TALLEST CHURCH.
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WHEN COMPLETE, THIS
ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL
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WILL SOAR MORE THAN
565 FEET IN THE AIR
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AND BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S
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MOST BOLDLY-DESIGNED
HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
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I WALKED IN, AND IT WAS,
LIKE, GOOSE BUMPS.
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TO BUILD THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND
MASTERPIECE,
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THE TEAM MUST BATTLE
DEADLY WINDS...
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WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY DELAY,
ANY DISASTER, ANY MISTAKE.
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...AND EXTREME HEIGHTS.
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YOU'RE CRAZY.
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Narrator:
THIS INCREDIBLE TEMPLE
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RANKS IN A LEAGUE OF AMBITIOUS
ENGINEERING WONDERS
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THAT ARE BIGGER, FASTER,
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TALLER, AND MORE ADVANCED
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THAN ANYTHING EVER
CONSTRUCTED BEFORE.
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THIS IS THE INSIDE STORY
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RACE
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TO BUILD THESE GIANTS.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
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IN BARCELONA, SPAIN,
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
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MOST HISTORIC
AND BEAUTIFUL CITIES...
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...WORKERS HAVE BEEN LABORING
ACROSS FIVE GENERATIONS
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TO BUILD ONE OF THE MOST
ARCHITECTURALLY COMPLEX CHURCHES
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EVER CONCEIVED...
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...SAGRADA FAMíLIA.
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ONLY PARTIALLY BUILT
AFTER 135 YEARS
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AND CURRENTLY SOARING
330 FEET HIGH,
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THIS AWE-INSPIRING CHURCH
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ALREADY ATTRACTS 4 1/2
MILLION VISITORS A YEAR.
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BUT NOW, THE END OF THIS
EXTRAORDINARY BUILDING
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MAY FINALLY BE IN SIGHT.
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BUILDING BEGAN ON THIS
AMBITIOUS CHURCH IN 1882.
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WORKERS FIRST BUILT
ON THE FOUNDATION
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OF A TRADITIONAL
GOTHIC CRYPT.
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THE TEMPLE'S NATIVITY FACADE
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WITH ITS 330-FOOT-HIGH
BELL TOWERS
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WERE FINISHED IN 1936.
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IT'S TAKEN OVER 50 YEARS TO
BUILD THE EPIC PASSION FACADE...
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...THEN CONSTRUCT
THE VAST CENTRAL NAVE,
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VAULTING, AND TRANSEPTS
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TO FORM THE LAUNCHPAD
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FOR SIX MIGHTY TOWERS
YET TO BE BUILT.
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BUT COMPLETING THIS GIANT
WON'T BE EASY,
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AND TAKING ON THE FINAL LEG
OF THIS JOURNEY
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IS CHIEF ARCHITECT JORDI FAULí.
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HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS
TO COMPLETE THE BASILICA
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WITH BARELY ANY PLANS.
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SAGRADA FAMíLIA'S ORIGINAL
VISIONARY ARCHITECT,
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ANTONI GAUDí,
DIED ALMOST 100 YEARS AGO,
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AND FEW BLUEPRINTS
HAVE SURVIVED.
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IT'S A GREAT
ENGINEERING MYSTERY.
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THEY'VE ONLY GOTTEN THIS FAR
BY COPYING OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
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OF MODELS
AND 100-YEAR-OLD SKETCHES.
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GAUDí WAS A TRUE
ARCHITECTURAL MAVERICK,
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PIONEERING UNIQUE
GEOMETRIC FORMS
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INSPIRED BY THE NATURE
AROUND HIM -- TREES...
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...ANIMALS,
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MOUNTAINS.
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HE WORKED IN A STYLE
NEVER SEEN BEFORE OR SINCE.
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THIS IS GAUDí'S
OTHERWORLDLY VISION,
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THE GIANT JORDI AND HIS TEAM
MUST SOMEHOW COMPLETE.
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THREE HUGE FACADES
WILL TELL THE STORY OF JESUS,
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REPRESENTING HIS LIFE
AND TEACHINGS.
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SIX ENORMOUS CENTRAL TOWERS
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WILL ALMOST DOUBLE
THE HEIGHT OF THE TEMPLE,
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MAKING IT THE WORLD'S TALLEST
CHURCH AT 565 FEET TALL.
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COSTING AN ESTIMATED
$1.2 BILLION
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AND ALMOST 145 YEARS
IN THE MAKING,
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SAGRADA FAMíLIA WILL BE
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
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MOST EXTRAORDINARY STRUCTURES.
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NOW WE ARE FOCUSED
IN THE CONSTRUCTION
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OF THE SIX CENTRAL TOWERS.
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WHEN THE TOWERS
WILL BE FINISHED,
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THE SKYLINE OF BARCELONA
WILL CHANGE.
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Narrator: COMPLETING SAGRADA
FAMíLIA'S LANDMARK TOWERS
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INVOLVES A SERIES OF UNIQUE
ENGINEERING CHALLENGES.
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THEY PLAN TO RAISE
THE TOWERS IN LEVELS,
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FORMED FROM PREASSEMBLED PANELS.
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MOST PANELS WILL BE MADE UP
OF 16 BLOCKS OF STONE.
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THE TEAM MUST CONSTRUCT
SPIRAL STAIRCASES
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INSIDE FOUR OF THE TOWERS
AS THEY RISE UP.
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ELABORATE STONE FRIEZES
AND EXQUISITE STAINED GLASS
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WILL ADORN THE LARGER TOWERS.
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THE TEAM IS AIMING TO COMPLETE
THE SAGRADA FAMíLIA
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BEFORE THE CENTENARY OF GAUDí'S
DEATH, JUST 9 YEARS FROM NOW.
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THE FIRST CHALLENGE
IS TO SOURCE THE STONE
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TO BUILD THE TOWERS AND FACADES.
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GAUDí'S WORKERS USED LOCAL STONE
FROM THE MOUNTAIN OF MONTJUIC,
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WHICH IS A UNIQUE
MULTICOLORED STONE.
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YOU CAN SEE THE STONE
OF MONTJUIC CAN BE RED,
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CAN BE GRAY,
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CAN BE KIND OF YELLOW, CLOSE
TO ORANGE-BROWN, THAT GRAY.
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IT GIVES A VERY
RICH-COLORED WALL.
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Narrator: BUT JORDI'S TEAM
HAS A MASSIVE PROBLEM.
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THE MONTJUIC STONE QUARRY
IS NOW CLOSED,
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SO THEY MUST FIND A WAY
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TO REPLICATE
THE LOOK OF MONTJUIC STONE.
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SO PAU MUST SOURCE THE STONE
FOR THE TOWERS
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FROM 70 QUARRIES
AROUND THE WORLD --
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GRANITE BLUE BAHIA FROM BRAZIL,
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RED PORPHYRY FROM IRAN,
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AND THE ONLY QUARRY
THAT CAN DELIVER
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THE RIGHT SHADE
OF LIGHT BROWN
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BUFF GRITSTONE IS
IN LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.
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Armstrong:
WE GOT A CALL FROM BARCELONA
WANTING TO SUPPLY STONE
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TO THE SAGRADA FAMíLIA.
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WE THOUGHT IT WAS A HOAX,
TO BE HONEST.
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WE THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE.
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Narrator:
QUARRY MANAGER EMMA ARMSTRONG
MUST DELIVER OVER 300 TONS
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OF BUFF GRITSTONE
EACH WEEK FOR THE CHURCH.
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THE QUALITY OF OUR STONE IS
ABSOLUTELY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
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TO THE PROJECT IN BARCELONA
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BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T
OF THE STRENGTH
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AND RESILIENCE
THAT IT IS,
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BASICALLY, THE TOWERS
WOULDN'T STAND UP ON THEIR OWN.
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IT'D COLLAPSE.
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WHAT ARE WE UP
TO NEXT, MATE?
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WHAT'S NEXT STAGE?
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Narrator: NATURALLY OCCURRING
HAIRLINE CRACKS
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RUN THROUGH THE ROCK,
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BUT EMMA'S TEAM WILL ACTUALLY
USE THESE EXISTING FISSURES
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TO BREAK THE STONE OUT.
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SO IT'S TAKEN THIS CORNER
OUT BASICALLY.
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IT'S JUST TAKING THAT
OUT TO GET BACK...
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AND THEN WORK YOUR WAY.
...LEVEL WITH IT OUT.
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TO EXTRACT EVERY TON OF
GRITSTONE FOR SAGRADA FAMíLIA...
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EMMA IS RELYING ON BLAST
ENGINEER MICK TOODLE.
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WE SAY, "THERE'S NO PRESSURE,"
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BUT ALL DOWN TO ONE MAN,
LITTLE MICK.
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I'M GOING TO DRILL AN HOLE,
AND THEN YOU PUT YOUR CHARGE IN.
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Narrator: MICK INSERTS THE
DYNAMITE AND GETS THE ROCK READY
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FOR THE EXPLOSION.
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Narrator: THE ENGINEERS OF THE
LANDMARK SAGRADA FAMíLIA CHURCH
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MUST SOURCE STONE
FROM ACROSS THE PLANET
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TO CREATE ITS SIGNATURE LOOK,
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INCLUDING STONE
FROM THIS ENGLISH QUARRY.
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THE EXPLOSION FREES
THE 10-TON BLOCK.
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NOW THE TEAM MUST CAREFULLY
TEASE IT AWAY FROM THE ROCK FACE
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WITHOUT DAMAGING IT.
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MICK AND EMMA MUST DELIVER
ALMOST 120,000 TONS OF STONE
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FOR SAGRADA FAMíLIA.
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EVERY BLOCK MUST BE FLAWLESS.
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Armstrong:
WE DO GO AS FAST AS WE CAN, BUT
IT IS A VERY PRECISE PROCESS,
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AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT CAN'T BE RUSHED.
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BEING A SMALL FAMILY-RUN
BUSINESS
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OVER HERE IN LANCASHIRE,
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IT IS QUITE HUMBLING
BUT ALSO VERY SATISFYING
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THAT WE'RE SUPPLYING THE STONE
TO COMPLETE
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THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED
RELIGIOUS MONUMENT IN THE WORLD.
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Narrator:
THE STONE IS SHIPPED TO THIS
YARD JUST OUTSIDE OF BARCELONA.
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NOW THEY CAN START WORK ERECTING
THE SIX CENTRAL TOWERS.
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IT'S TAKEN OVER 3 YEARS
OF DETECTIVE WORK
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TO FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY HOW TO DESIGN
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AND ASSEMBLE THE TOWERS'
INTRICATE STONEWORK.
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THAT'S BECAUSE THE TOWERS'
HEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS
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WERE A COMPLETE MYSTERY.
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FEW CLUES SURVIVE, SUCH AS
THIS SILHOUETTE SKETCH
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CREATED IN THE EARLY PART
OF GAUDí'S LIFE
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FOR A COMPLETELY UNTESTED DESIGN
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THAT SEEMED TO DEFY PHYSICS.
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THIS IS ONE OTHER CLUE
THAT THE TEAM HAD TO GO ON --
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A MODEL BUILT AROUND
100 YEARS AGO.
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THIS RECONSTRUCTED MODEL
IS OF A SMALL, SQUAT TOWER
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CALLED THE SACRISTY
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THAT GAUDí DESIGNED TO BE BUILT
AT THE REAR OF THE BASILICA.
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THE SACRISTY ALSO HOLDS THE KEY
TO THE SHAPE OF THE CHURCHES'
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SIX MAIN TOWERS.
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ARCHITECT ESTEVE UMBERT HAS BEEN
TRYING TO UNLOCK ITS SECRETS.
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THE SMALL BITS BELONGS
TO THE ORIGINAL MODEL.
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JUST BY HAVING A SMALL BIT
OF A SURFACE,
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WE COULD RECONSTRUCT
THE WHOLE THING.
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Narrator: ESTEVE'S TEAM USED THE
MODEL TO BUILD THE FULL-SIZE
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130-FOOT-HIGH SACRISTY TOWER,
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AND THE SECRETS OF THE MAIN
TOWERS' DIMENSIONS
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ARE ALSO CONTAINED
IN THE GEOMETRY
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OF THE SMALLER
SACRISTY TOWER.
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SO ESTEVE USES POWERFUL SOFTWARE
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TO REPRODUCE
THE SACRISTY GEOMETRY.
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METICULOUS DETECTIVE WORK
MAY HAVE REVEALED
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THE BLUEPRINTS
FOR THE SIX TOWERS,
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BUT BUILDING THEM WILL TAKE
SOME INGENIOUS ENGINEERING.
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IN THE BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL
CATALONIAN COUNTRYSIDE...
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...THE TOWERS' CONSTRUCTION
IS WELL UNDERWAY.
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THE CHURCH'S CITY-CENTER PLOT
IS CRAMMED,
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SO WORKERS PREASSEMBLE SECTIONS
OF THE TOWERS
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AT THIS OPEN-AIR SITE
50 MILES AWAY.
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HERE, YOU CAN SEE
IT'S LIKE A FACTORY.
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HERE, WE BUILD
THE SAGRADA FAMíLIA.
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Narrator:
IN CHARGE OF TURNING THE
ARCHITECT'S PLANS INTO REALITY
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IS VETERAN BUILDER
JAUME TORREGUITART.
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HE'S WORKING OUT HOW TO BUILD
THE TOWERS AT HIGH SPEED.
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HOISTING EVERY STONE
FOR THE TOWERS UP TO THE TOP
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OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA INDIVIDUALLY
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WOULD TAKE ALMOST 50 YEARS
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AND WOULD REQUIRE AROUND
14,000 SEPARATE CRANE LIFTS...
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...SO JAUME'S TEAM PLANS
TO BUILD THE TOWERS
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IN SMALL SECTIONS CALLED PANELS.
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SIXTEEN BLOCKS OF STONE
MAKE UP THESE PANELS.
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EIGHT PANELS MAKE UP
ONE TOWER LEVEL.
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ONCE A LEVEL IS COMPLETED,
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JAUME'S TEAM NEEDS TO TRUCK
THE PANELS TO BARCELONA.
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ON-SITE, THEY PLAN
TO USE A CRANE
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TO HOIST THEM UP TO THE TOP
OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA
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AND SLOT THEM
INTO A STEEL FRAME.
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THIS NOVEL BUT
UNTESTED TECHNIQUE
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SHOULD ALLOW THEM
TO CONSTRUCT THE TOWERS
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16 TIMES FASTER THAN
BUILDING THEM BLOCK BY BLOCK.
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[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
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Torreguitart: WE WILL BUILD
THE NEXT 3 YEARS 856 PANELS.
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IT'S A LOT OF WORK
AND LESS TIME.
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Narrator: JAUME'S TEAM IS AT
A CRITICAL PHASE.
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IT'S BUILD THE FIRST PANELS
FOR THE FIRST TOWERS.
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THEY ASSEMBLE EACH PANEL
AGAINST THIS GREEN FRAME.
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IT ENSURES THAT ALL EIGHT PANELS
FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY.
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IN THIS PANEL,
THERE ARE 16 STONES.
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WE PUT THE STONE
IN ITS CORRECT PLACE,
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PUT THE MORTAR TO BE
IN THIS PLACE FOREVER.
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Narrator:
FOUR BOLTS WILL LOCK THE PANELS
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INTO THE STEEL FRAME
ON THE TOWER.
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DURING INSTALLATION AT THE TOP
OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA,
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250 FEET ABOVE BARCELONA, EVERY
BOLT HOLE MUST ALIGN EXACTLY,
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OR THE PANELS
WILL BE LEFT HANGING.
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SURVEYORS USE LASERS TO CHECK
THE DIMENSIONS OF EACH PANEL,
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TO BE SURE THE BOLTS WILL FIT
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AND SECURE THE PANELS
IN PLACE ON TOP OF THE TOWER.
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IT TAKES 3 WEEKS TO BUILD
THE FIRST LEVEL OF PANELS
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FOR THE FIRST TOWER,
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BUT WILL THEY ALIGN?
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THE BATCH OF PANELS SURVIVES
THEIR CROSS-COUNTRY TREK
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AND ARRIVES
IN BARCELONA UNDAMAGED.
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THIS IS THE DAY OF THE BIG LIFT.
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THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TEST.
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JAUME'S TEAM MUST HOIST
EACH 7-TON PANEL
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250 FEET TO THE TOP
OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA,
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SLOT THEM DOWN INTO A STEEL
HOLDING FRAME,
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THEN BOLT THEM INTO PLACE.
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ONLY THEN WILL THEY DISCOVER
IF THIS UNIQUE,
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UNTESTED CONSTRUCTION METHOD
WORKS IN PRACTICE.
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WELL, TODAY, FOR US,
IS A SPECIAL DAY.
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FOR US IS PROOF BECAUSE
IT'S THE FIRST TIME,
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BUT WE ARE GOING TO ASSEMBLE
THIS PIECE IN ITS CORRECT PLACE.
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Narrator: JAUME'S CREW
SECURES THE FIRST PANEL
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TO THE 460-FOOT-HIGH TOWER
CRANE BUILT INTO THE BASILICA.
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THEY HOLD THEIR BREATH
AS THE LIFT BEGINS.
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Narrator: IN BARCELONA,
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ENGINEERS ARE RELYING
ON AN UNTESTED METHOD
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TO BEGIN INSTALLING THE PANELS
FOR THE EPIC TOWERS
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THAT WILL TOP THE ICONIC
SAGRADA FAMíLIA.
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YEAH, GOING TO ASSEMBLE
THE FIRST PANEL.
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[ CONVERSING IN SPANISH ]
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♪♪
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JAUME MUST TAKE THE STAIRS
TO THE TOP OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA
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TO OVERSEE ITS INSTALLATION.
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Torreguitart:
MOVE OVER IN THE LEFT.
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Narrator:
LINING THE PANEL UP WITH THE
TOWER'S FRAME ON ITS WALLS
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TAKES EXPERT SKILLS.
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[ SPEAKING IN SPANISH ]
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THE FIRST PANEL FITS,
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AND THE BOLTS SLIDE INTO PLACE.
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♪♪
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THIS PIECE IS HERE
FOREVER, FOREVER.
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Narrator: BUT THE CONSTRUCTION
TEAM CAN'T REST.
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THEY WANT TO INSTALL THE ENTIRE
LEVEL, EIGHT PANELS,
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BEFORE NIGHTFALL,
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BUT JUST AS THEY START
TO LOWER THE SECOND PIECE
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DOWN INTO PLACE,
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THEY HIT A PROBLEM.
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THIS SET OF BOLT HOLES
DOESN'T LINE UP.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHY, AND NOW
WE NEED EFFORT A BIT MORE.
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Narrator: THIS MONUMENTAL BUILD
HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
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THEY USE CLAMPS AND WRENCHES
TO WRANGLE THE PANEL INTO PLACE.
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SOME EXTRA MUSCLE POWER FINALLY
FORCES THE BOLT HOLES INTO LINE.
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JAUME'S CREW PUSHES HARD TO
INSTALL THE REMAINING SIX PANELS
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THAT MAKE UP THIS
TOWER'S FIRST LEVEL.
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WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THEM,
AND WE WANT TO LIFT UP QUICKLY.
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♪♪
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Narrator:
THEIR INNOVATIVE PREFABRICATED
PANEL-BUILDING TECHNIQUE
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IS WORKING.
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IT TAKES THE FULL DAY
TO SLOT ALL EIGHT PANELS
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THAT MAKE UP THE TOWER'S
FIRST LEVEL INTO POSITION.
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WE LEARN EVERY DAY ANOTHER NEW
SYSTEM, ANOTHER NEW TECHNOLOGY.
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Narrator: COMPLETING WORK ON
THE TOWERS WILL TAKE ALMOST
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6,500 TONS OF STONE.
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EMMA'S TEAM AT
THE LANCASHIRE QUARRY
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MUST CONTINUALLY PRODUCE
TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.
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Armstrong: WE CANNOT KEEP UP
WITH THE DEMAND FROM BARCELONA.
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AS FAST AS WE CAN PRODUCE,
THEY'RE USING IT.
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THE QUANTITY IS...
IS GOOD.
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Narrator:
A GEOLOGIST FROM SAGRADA FAMíLIA
MAKES REGULAR VISITS
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TO CHECK THAT THE QUALITY
OF THE STONE IS CONSISTENT.
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Armstrong: IT IS A CRITICAL JOB
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BECAUSE THE TOWERS HAVE
TO BE STRUCTURALLY STRONG,
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AND THIS STONE IS THE ONLY STONE
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THAT THEY FOUND
TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL.
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THE QUALITY OF THE STONE
IS PERFECT.
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Narrator:
ONCE EACH BATCH IS SIGNED OFF,
SOME OF IT IS DELIVERED
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TO THESE EXPERT
CRAFTSMEN IN BARCELONA.
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THEY SHAPE EACH PIECE BASED
ON THE TEAM'S STUDY
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OF GAUDí'S MODELS AND SKETCHES.
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Man:
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE
STONE, IT'S LIKE A CONNECTION
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YOU SPEAK WITH IT
AND IT SPEAKS WITH YOU.
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Narrator: GALICIAN STONEMASONS
EMILIO AND ALESSANDRO
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ARE SCULPTING FLOWERS,
LEAVES, AND LETTERS
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THAT WILL FORM PART OF ONE
RELIEF FOR THE TOWER EXTERIOR.
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Man: IT'S A VERY BIG JOB.
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TO DO ALL THE STONES BY HAND
WILL TAKE HALF A YEAR,
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YES, I IF HAVE
TO DO ALL BY HAND.
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♪♪
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Narrator:
TO SPEED UP THE OPERATION,
HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ROBOTS
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FORM THE ROUGH OUTLINES
OF THE FLOWERS AND PETALS.
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♪♪
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BUT ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE
THE DEXTERITY OF THE HUMAN HAND.
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ONCE CUT, IT'S UP TO
EMILIO AND ALESSANDRO
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00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:22,493
TO CARVE THE STONE RELIEFS.
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Man: THE ROBOTS,
THEY DON'T HAVE FEEL,
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AND WE'RE BRINGING
THE STONE TO LIFE.
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WE BRING THE STONE TO LIFE
WORKING BY HAND.
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♪♪
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Narrator: SMOOTH SURFACES
ON THE LEAVES AND PETALS
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MAKE THEM LOOK CLOSER.
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♪♪
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DEEPER, HARDER CHISEL STRIKES
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GIVE THE IMPRESSION
OF DISTANCE AND DEPTH.
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♪♪
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OH, IT'S LIKE MAGIC, NO,
THE FIFTH DIMENSION.
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Narrator:
WITH THE HELP OF THE ROBOTS,
EMILIO AND ALESSANDRO INCH
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CLOSER TO COMPLETING
THE COMPLEX STONE RELIEF.
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♪♪
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DURING THE TOWER
DESIGN PHASE...
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[ CONVERSING IN SPANISH ]
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00:25:22,555 --> 00:25:26,757
...ENGINEERS FACED
ANOTHER CRITICAL CHALLENGE.
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THEY HAD TO BE SURE
THAT THE TOWERS
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WOULD BE EARTHQUAKE-PROOF.
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00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:35,232
EUROPE HAS 1,100
GEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES
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THAT TRIGGER UP TO
300 EARTHQUAKES EVERY YEAR.
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00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:42,239
THE TALLER THE TOWERS RISE,
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THE MORE VULNERABLE
THEY BECOME TO TREMORS
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00:25:44,509 --> 00:25:47,778
THAT MIGHT STRIKE THE REGION.
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00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:52,049
FORCES PUSHING FROM THE SIDES
OF THE TOWERS, LIKE EARTHQUAKES,
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00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:55,318
COULD CAUSE THE PANELS
TO COLLAPSE.
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00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,655
ANY LATERAL FORCES
LIKE WIND OR EARTHQUAKES
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00:25:58,657 --> 00:26:01,792
WILL MAKE THIS
BLOCKS FALL EASILY.
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00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:06,730
Narrator: PAU'S TEAM NEEDS TO
SQUEEZE THE BLOCKS IN EACH PANEL
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00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:11,201
TOGETHER TO INCREASE
THE RIGIDITY OF THE TOWERS.
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00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:13,937
Millet: SO IF WE PUT THE BLOCKS
IN COMPRESSION
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00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:16,874
AND WE CAN AVOID
THAT THIS BLOCKS COLLAPSE
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WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
OR THE EARTHQUAKES,
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00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:22,412
AND THEN THIS IS STABLE.
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00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:25,349
THERE'S NO WAY THIS CAN FALL.
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♪♪
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00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:30,888
Narrator:
THE EASIEST WAY TO COMPRESS
THE STONES IN EACH PANEL
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WOULD BE TO WRAP THEM
IN STEEL CABLES.
418
00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:37,627
BUT THIS WOULD RUIN
THE LOOK OF THE TOWERS.
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00:26:37,629 --> 00:26:41,899
THEY MUST LOOK LIKE STONE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
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00:26:41,901 --> 00:26:45,436
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO BRACE
THE TOWERS FROM THE INSIDE,
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BUILDING A SUPPORTING
FRAME OF STEELWORK,
422
00:26:48,975 --> 00:26:50,641
BUT THIS WOULD BLOCK
THE SPACE NEEDED
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00:26:50,643 --> 00:26:53,110
FOR THE SPIRAL
STAIRCASES INSIDE.
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00:26:55,581 --> 00:26:57,915
IN ORDER TO BRACE THE WORLD'S
TALLEST CHURCH
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WITHOUT COMPROMISING
ON ITS BOLD DESIGN,
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00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,653
ENGINEERS MUST COME UP
WITH AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION.
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00:27:03,655 --> 00:27:07,291
♪♪
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♪♪
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00:27:17,269 --> 00:27:22,640
Narrator:
IN BARCELONA, THE WORLD'S
TALLEST CHURCH IS BEING BUILT,
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00:27:22,642 --> 00:27:26,943
BUT IN TRYING TO COMPRESS THE
STONES FOR ITS ICONIC TOWERS...
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00:27:26,945 --> 00:27:30,414
Man:
YOU CAN CONNECT TO THE STEEL
COLUMN TO HOLD THE PANEL UP.
432
00:27:30,416 --> 00:27:33,550
...THE ARCHITECTS GET HELP FROM
A TEAM OF BRITISH ENGINEERS.
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00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:36,286
TOGETHER, THEY DEVISE
AN INGENIOUS SOLUTION
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00:27:36,288 --> 00:27:38,422
THAT WON'T COMPROMISE
GAUDí'S DESIGN.
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00:27:38,424 --> 00:27:41,358
SO WHEN WE HAVE EARTHQUAKES,
THIS STEELWORK GIVES US
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00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:46,896
THE ABILITY TO BEND ELEMENTS
AND ABSORB ENERGY.
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00:27:46,898 --> 00:27:50,234
THEIR SOLUTION IS TO INCORPORATE
A SECRET STEEL SKELETON
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00:27:50,236 --> 00:27:54,104
INSIDE THE TOWER STONE.
439
00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:58,241
SETS OF STEEL TENDONS
WILL RUN THROUGH EACH PANEL.
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00:27:58,243 --> 00:28:02,446
TIGHTENING THESE TENDONS
WILL LOCK THE STONES TOGETHER.
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00:28:02,448 --> 00:28:04,848
ONCE LOCKED INTO THE HIDDEN
STEEL FRAME,
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00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:08,651
THE TOWERS LOOK
LIKE SOLID STONE.
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00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:12,723
BRACED LIKE THIS, THEY CAN
RESIST ALMOST ANY LATERAL FORCES
444
00:28:12,725 --> 00:28:16,526
SUCH AS HIGH WINDS
OR EARTHQUAKES.
445
00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,061
THAT'S THE THEORY.
446
00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:21,065
NOW THEY MUST PUT
IT INTO PRACTICE.
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00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:23,733
Millet: WE'RE GOING
TO BEGIN PRODUCTION,
448
00:28:23,735 --> 00:28:27,538
AND IT'S TIME TO SEE,
IN REALITY, HOW DOES IT WORK?
449
00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:30,073
♪♪
450
00:28:30,075 --> 00:28:34,411
Narrator: AT THE PREFABRICATION
YARD JUST OUTSIDE BARCELONA,
451
00:28:34,413 --> 00:28:37,480
JAUME'S TEAM MUST THREAD
THESE STAINLESS-STEEL TENDONS
452
00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:40,283
DOWN THROUGH THE NEXT
BATCH OF TOWER PANELS.
453
00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:45,889
♪♪
454
00:28:45,891 --> 00:28:49,026
WORKERS USE HYDRAULIC JACKS
TO PRESS THE BLOCKS TOGETHER
455
00:28:49,028 --> 00:28:50,427
TO FORM A SOLID UNIT.
456
00:28:50,429 --> 00:29:00,103
♪♪
457
00:29:00,105 --> 00:29:03,106
AS THE JACKS SQUEEZE
THE PANEL TIGHT,
458
00:29:03,108 --> 00:29:05,976
THE TEAM TIGHTENS THE NUTS
AT THE ENDS OF THE STEEL BARS
459
00:29:05,978 --> 00:29:08,978
RUNNING THROUGH THE BLOCKS,
LOCKING THEM IN PLACE.
460
00:29:08,980 --> 00:29:13,250
♪♪
461
00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:15,185
ON-SITE IN BARCELONA,
462
00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:17,988
THE NEXT BATCH OF
EARTHQUAKE-PROOF PANELS ARRIVES.
463
00:29:17,990 --> 00:29:21,191
♪♪
464
00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:24,861
NOW JAUME'S TEAM MUST BEGIN
BUILDING THE LARGER TOWER
465
00:29:24,863 --> 00:29:27,331
AT THE REAR OF THE TEMPLE.
466
00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:30,200
EACH OF THESE PANELS
WEIGHS 10 TONS,
467
00:29:30,202 --> 00:29:35,138
3 TONS MORE THAN THE PANELS
OF THE SMALLER TOWERS.
468
00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:37,708
THAT'S A LOT OF EXTRA WEIGHT
TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL.
469
00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:43,547
THE ENEMY TODAY FOR US
IS THE WIND.
470
00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:47,217
A STRONG WIND CAN
TAKE DOWN THE CRANE.
471
00:29:47,219 --> 00:29:50,420
♪♪
472
00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:53,090
Narrator: HEAVY ONSHORE WINDS
FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
473
00:29:53,092 --> 00:29:56,360
BLASTS THE CITY, AND GUSTS
AT THE TOP OF THE BASILICA
474
00:29:56,362 --> 00:29:58,462
ARE FAR STRONGER
THAN AT GROUND LEVEL.
475
00:30:00,432 --> 00:30:02,699
AT THE MOMENT,
THE WIND IS CORRECT,
476
00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:06,036
AND WE ARE GOING TO START.
477
00:30:06,038 --> 00:30:10,908
Narrator:
CRANE DRIVER JOSE SCALES THE
460-FOOT-HIGH TOWER CRANE.
478
00:30:10,910 --> 00:30:17,647
♪♪
479
00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:24,388
♪♪
480
00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:29,059
[ SPEAKING IN SPANISH ]
481
00:30:29,061 --> 00:30:31,728
IF THE WIND CATCHES
THE 10-TON PANEL,
482
00:30:31,730 --> 00:30:35,666
IT COULD ACT LIKE A SAIL,
SWINGING WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL,
483
00:30:35,668 --> 00:30:37,534
SMASHING INTO THE BASILICA.
484
00:30:37,536 --> 00:30:40,704
♪♪
485
00:30:50,749 --> 00:30:56,687
♪♪
486
00:30:56,689 --> 00:31:02,626
♪♪
487
00:31:02,628 --> 00:31:05,428
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
488
00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:10,634
♪♪
489
00:31:10,636 --> 00:31:15,172
[ CONVERSING IN SPANISH ]
490
00:31:15,174 --> 00:31:16,973
IT TAKES A STEADY HAND
491
00:31:16,975 --> 00:31:19,576
TO GUIDE THE FIRST TWO PANELS
INTO PLACE
492
00:31:19,578 --> 00:31:21,712
AS THE WIND
SLOWLY PICKS UP.
493
00:31:21,714 --> 00:31:25,182
♪♪
494
00:31:25,184 --> 00:31:29,386
AS THE GUSTS HIT
37 MILES PER HOUR...
495
00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:32,522
JAUME GETS SOME BAD NEWS.
496
00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:35,792
THE WINDS ARE TOO STRONG
TO INSTALL THE PANELS.
497
00:31:38,863 --> 00:31:40,931
♪♪
498
00:31:40,933 --> 00:31:45,035
I DON'T MAKE THE LIFT.
499
00:31:47,473 --> 00:31:50,073
Narrator: IN THE SEASIDE CITY
OF BARCELONA,
500
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:51,674
WORKING THROUGH WINDS LIKE THESE
501
00:31:51,676 --> 00:31:54,144
TO COMPLETE THE WORLD'S
TALLEST CHURCH
502
00:31:54,146 --> 00:31:55,879
IS A CONSTANT BATTLE.
503
00:32:04,957 --> 00:32:07,824
♪♪
504
00:32:07,826 --> 00:32:09,426
Narrator:
IN BARCELONA, SPAIN,
505
00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:12,696
AT THE SITE OF ONE OF THE
WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE CHURCHES,
506
00:32:12,698 --> 00:32:15,565
STRONG WINDS THREATEN
TO SHUT DOWN THE OPERATION
507
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:18,702
TO BUILD THE TOWERS
THAT WILL MAKE SAGRADA FAMíLIA
508
00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:21,704
THE WORLD'S TALLEST CHURCH.
509
00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:25,241
Torreguitart: THE WIND
IS GOING UP MINUTE BY MINUTE.
510
00:32:25,243 --> 00:32:26,909
I DON'T KNOW.
511
00:32:26,911 --> 00:32:28,578
WE HAVE TO WAIT.
512
00:32:28,580 --> 00:32:37,253
♪♪
513
00:32:37,255 --> 00:32:39,923
Narrator: THE FOLLOWING DAY,
THE GUSTS DIE DOWN...
514
00:32:42,660 --> 00:32:46,696
...AND JAUME CAN CONTINUE
TO PUSH THE TOWERS SKYWARDS.
515
00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:53,537
♪♪
516
00:32:53,539 --> 00:32:57,740
WE NEED THE BEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
517
00:32:57,742 --> 00:33:03,947
♪♪
518
00:33:03,949 --> 00:33:10,020
♪♪
519
00:33:10,022 --> 00:33:11,087
Narrator: TOUCHDOWN.
520
00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:14,091
[ CONVERSING IN SPANISH ]
521
00:33:14,093 --> 00:33:17,160
AND WITH ITS STEEL TENDONS
SECURED,
522
00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:20,097
THIS PIECE OF GAUDí'S
SKY-HIGH JIGSAW
523
00:33:20,099 --> 00:33:22,165
SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE
A POUNDING FROM THE WINDS
524
00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:25,234
AND EARTHQUAKES
FOR CENTURIES TO COME.
525
00:33:25,236 --> 00:33:28,638
♪♪
526
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,042
AS THE SIX CENTRAL TOWERS
CONTINUE TO RISE,
527
00:33:32,044 --> 00:33:36,913
ANOTHER TEAM IS HARD AT WORK
MAKING THE ORNATE STAINED GLASS
528
00:33:36,915 --> 00:33:39,416
THAT WILL SIT INSIDE
SOME OF THE WINDOWS.
529
00:33:41,653 --> 00:33:44,521
THE CHURCH'S VISIONARY
ARCHITECT, GAUDí,
530
00:33:44,523 --> 00:33:48,458
LEFT BARELY ANY INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE STAINED GLASS,
531
00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:51,728
SO IT'S UP TO GLASS ARTIST
JOAN VILA-GRAU
532
00:33:51,730 --> 00:33:55,398
TO DEVISE A DESIGN GAUDí
WOULD APPROVE OF.
533
00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,068
LIKE THE MULTIPLE GENERATIONS
BUILDING THE CHURCH,
534
00:33:58,070 --> 00:34:00,537
JOAN HAS SPENT DECADES ON THIS,
535
00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:03,140
AND IS PASSING HIS SKILLS
DOWN TO HIS SON, TONI.
536
00:34:03,142 --> 00:34:06,877
♪♪
537
00:34:06,879 --> 00:34:09,145
Vila-Grau:
MY GRANDFATHER WAS PAINTER.
538
00:34:09,147 --> 00:34:11,214
MY FATHER WAS A PAINTER.
539
00:34:11,216 --> 00:34:12,682
I AM A PAINTER.
540
00:34:12,684 --> 00:34:15,752
TONI IS WORKING TOO
IN PAINTINGS.
541
00:34:15,754 --> 00:34:18,889
♪♪
542
00:34:18,891 --> 00:34:21,958
Narrator:
WORKERS USE TRADITIONAL
STAINED-GLASS TECHNIQUES
543
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,627
TO REALIZE JOAN'S DESIGNS.
544
00:34:24,629 --> 00:34:31,768
♪♪
545
00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:38,975
♪♪
546
00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:46,249
♪♪
547
00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:49,519
FINALLY, JOAN AND TONI'S
BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS
548
00:34:49,521 --> 00:34:51,321
CAN BE INSTALLED
IN THE TOWERS.
549
00:34:51,323 --> 00:35:00,330
♪♪
550
00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:09,272
♪♪
551
00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:13,477
THE NAVE OF SAGRADA FAMíLIA,
COMPLETED IN 2010,
552
00:35:13,479 --> 00:35:18,014
SHOWCASES SOME OF THE 17,900
SQUARE FEET OF STAINED GLASS
553
00:35:18,016 --> 00:35:19,916
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BASILICA.
554
00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:27,490
THE LIGHT STREAMING THROUGH
COLORS THE PILLARS AND WALLS.
555
00:35:27,492 --> 00:35:29,625
Woman: I WALKED IN,
AND IT WAS, LIKE, GOOSE BUMPS,
556
00:35:29,627 --> 00:35:32,095
JUST COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY
BY THE LIGHT,
557
00:35:32,097 --> 00:35:36,165
THE COLOR,
THE STRUCTURES.
558
00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:38,835
Vila-Grau: CHOOSING WHAT COLORS
WE'D NEED ON
559
00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:41,438
ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER
WAS TO CREATE
560
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:45,909
A KIND OF MYSTIC AMBIANCE.
561
00:35:45,911 --> 00:35:49,245
♪♪
562
00:35:49,247 --> 00:35:51,981
Narrator: IN THE MORNING, THE
SUN SHINES THROUGH THE EAST SIDE
563
00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:54,517
OF THE NAVE,
564
00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:58,655
BATHING THE BASILICA
IN BLUE LIGHT.
565
00:35:58,657 --> 00:36:01,858
IN THE EVENING,
THE SPACE TURNS RED
566
00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:03,860
AS THE WEST SIDE ILLUMINATES.
567
00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:09,866
♪♪
568
00:36:09,868 --> 00:36:15,872
♪♪
569
00:36:15,874 --> 00:36:18,608
OUTSIDE, THE TEAM IS
PICKING UP THE PACE,
570
00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:20,710
ERECTING THE CHURCH'S TOWERS.
571
00:36:23,414 --> 00:36:28,084
THIS NEW STONEWORK WILL ADD
AN EXTRA 6,500 TONS OF WEIGHT
572
00:36:28,086 --> 00:36:30,487
TO THE ROOF.
573
00:36:30,489 --> 00:36:33,089
THAT'S ALMOST AS MUCH
AS THE EIFFEL TOWER
574
00:36:33,091 --> 00:36:34,491
ON TOP OF THE BUILDING.
575
00:36:44,503 --> 00:36:48,237
SUPPORTING THIS IMMENSE WEIGHT
CREATES A HUGE CHALLENGE.
576
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:52,909
♪♪
577
00:36:52,911 --> 00:36:55,978
THE BUILDERS OF TRADITIONAL
GOTHIC CHURCHES
578
00:36:55,980 --> 00:36:59,182
FOUND AN INGENIOUS SOLUTION
TO SUPPORT THEIR TOWERS.
579
00:37:01,587 --> 00:37:04,120
THIS IS COLOGNE CATHEDRAL,
580
00:37:04,122 --> 00:37:08,391
WHICH TOOK A STAGGERING
632 YEARS TO COMPLETE.
581
00:37:08,393 --> 00:37:12,061
IT'S CURRENTLY THE WORLD'S
TALLEST TWIN-SPIRE CHURCH,
582
00:37:12,063 --> 00:37:14,698
SOARING 515 FEET HIGH.
583
00:37:17,336 --> 00:37:19,535
THE INCREDIBLE STRUCTURE
WAS MADE POSSIBLE
584
00:37:19,537 --> 00:37:23,206
BY USING
FLYING-BUTTRESS TECHNOLOGY --
585
00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:29,079
HUGE STONE ARCHES THAT PROP UP
THE CATHEDRAL'S IMMENSE WALLS.
586
00:37:29,081 --> 00:37:31,681
THE BUTTRESSES TRANSFER
THE WEIGHT OF ALL THE STONE
587
00:37:31,683 --> 00:37:34,016
DOWN INTO THE GROUND
588
00:37:34,018 --> 00:37:36,619
AND STOP THE STRUCTURE
FROM COLLAPSING.
589
00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:40,090
♪♪
590
00:37:40,092 --> 00:37:43,893
WHEN COMPLETE, SAGRADA FAMíLIA
WILL SOAR 50 FEET TALLER
591
00:37:43,895 --> 00:37:45,361
THAN COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.
592
00:37:45,363 --> 00:37:49,498
♪♪
593
00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:52,235
ITS PIONEERING ENGINEERS
NEEDED TO FIND A WAY
594
00:37:52,237 --> 00:37:54,637
TO SUPPORT THE TOWERS,
595
00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:56,773
BUT THEY FACED A CONUNDRUM.
596
00:37:56,775 --> 00:37:59,976
GAUDí DISLIKED
FLYING BUTTRESSES.
597
00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:03,446
HE CONSIDERED THEM TO BE UGLY,
UNNATURAL CRUTCHES.
598
00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:06,582
♪♪
599
00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:10,853
Faulí: BUT THIS IS NOT
ONLY QUESTION OF WEIGHT.
600
00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:14,457
ALSO, IT'S A QUESTION OF FORM.
601
00:38:16,528 --> 00:38:18,994
Narrator: THE ARCHING EFFECT
OF FLYING BUTTRESSES
602
00:38:18,996 --> 00:38:22,299
WOULD'VE TRANSFERRED THE WEIGHT
ABOVE DOWN INTO THE GROUND.
603
00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:26,736
BUT THE BUTTRESSES
WOULD'VE BLOCKED THE LIGHT
604
00:38:26,738 --> 00:38:29,139
STREAMING THROUGH
THE STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS
605
00:38:29,141 --> 00:38:32,942
AND RUINED THE EFFECT
OF THE FACADES,
606
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:37,012
AND FOR AN INTERIOR LIKE THIS,
THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.
607
00:38:37,014 --> 00:38:40,083
TO SUPPORT THE INCREDIBLE
WEIGHT OF THIS MEGACHURCH,
608
00:38:40,085 --> 00:38:41,484
THE ARCHITECT, GAUDí,
609
00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:44,687
HAD TO USE AN ALTOGETHER
DIFFERENT APPROACH.
610
00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:47,891
♪♪
611
00:38:54,433 --> 00:38:57,434
♪♪
612
00:38:57,436 --> 00:38:59,969
Narrator: TO SUPPORT THEIR
INCREDIBLE WEIGHT,
613
00:38:59,971 --> 00:39:01,638
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCHES
614
00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,840
TRADITIONALLY USED
FLYING BUTTRESSES,
615
00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:06,176
BUT FOR SAGRADA FAMíLIA,
616
00:39:06,178 --> 00:39:09,712
GAUDí MOVED THE ARCHES
INSIDE THE BASILICA
617
00:39:09,714 --> 00:39:14,384
AND SUPPORTED THEM
WITH 56 MASSIVE COLUMNS.
618
00:39:14,386 --> 00:39:16,719
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
AND ALMOST 100 YEARS
619
00:39:16,721 --> 00:39:19,255
BEFORE THE TOWER BUILD BEGAN,
620
00:39:19,257 --> 00:39:21,257
GAUDí HAD FOUND A WAY
TO CHANNEL THEIR WEIGHT
621
00:39:21,259 --> 00:39:23,193
DOWN INTO THE GROUND
622
00:39:23,195 --> 00:39:26,529
AND FREE SAGRADA FAMíLIA
FROM THE FLYING BUTTRESSES.
623
00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:35,405
♪♪
624
00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:44,146
♪♪
625
00:39:44,148 --> 00:39:52,956
♪♪
626
00:39:52,958 --> 00:39:55,024
Faulí: IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
627
00:39:55,026 --> 00:39:57,827
IT'S VERY INGENIOUS.
628
00:40:00,498 --> 00:40:02,765
Narrator: THE FOUR COLUMNS
TAKING THE HEAVIEST LOAD
629
00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:07,904
BENEATH THE MAIN TOWER ARE MADE
OF RED IRANIAN PORPHYRY,
630
00:40:07,906 --> 00:40:10,306
ONE OF THE STRONGEST
STONES IN THE WORLD.
631
00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:18,448
♪♪
632
00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:26,722
♪♪
633
00:40:26,724 --> 00:40:29,525
THANKS TO GAUDí'S
FORWARD-THINKING DESIGN,
634
00:40:29,527 --> 00:40:32,862
WHEN TOPPED OUT, THE WORLD'S
TALLEST CHURCH TOWERS
635
00:40:32,864 --> 00:40:35,265
WILL HAVE ALL
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
636
00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:43,807
♪♪
637
00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:50,546
FINALLY, AFTER 135 YEARS,
AN ESTIMATED $1.2 BILLION,
638
00:40:50,548 --> 00:40:54,750
AND A WHOLE LOT
OF ENGINEERING INGENUITY,
639
00:40:54,752 --> 00:40:57,553
WORKERS HERE HAVE
DECODED THE MAVERICK,
640
00:40:57,555 --> 00:41:00,890
THE MYSTERIOUS VISION OF GAUDí.
641
00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:03,158
IT'S A BIG HONOR
AND A BIG RESPONSIBILITY
642
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:08,498
TO FEEL YOU ARE PART OF HISTORY
DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT.
643
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:15,371
♪♪
644
00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:21,844
♪♪
645
00:41:21,846 --> 00:41:24,380
Narrator: THE TEAM IS WELL
ON THEIR WAY TO FINISHING
646
00:41:24,382 --> 00:41:27,449
SAGRADA FAMíLIA'S
MASSIVE CROWNING TOWERS,
647
00:41:27,451 --> 00:41:30,653
TO FINALLY COMPLETE THIS
EXTRAORDINARY STRUCTURE IN TIME
648
00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,923
FOR THE CENTENARY OF GAUDí'S
DEATH IN JUST UNDER 10 YEARS.
649
00:41:33,925 --> 00:41:37,594
THE TOWER IS GROWING TO THE TOP.
650
00:41:37,596 --> 00:41:47,537
♪♪
651
00:41:47,539 --> 00:41:57,547
♪♪
652
00:41:57,549 --> 00:42:03,519
I FEEL THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING HISTORY.
653
00:42:03,521 --> 00:42:07,023
Narrator: POPULARLY KNOWN
AS GOD'S ARCHITECT,
654
00:42:07,025 --> 00:42:13,296
GAUDí IS FAMED TO HAVE SAID,
"MY CLIENT IS IN NO HURRY,"
655
00:42:13,298 --> 00:42:16,699
BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE
SAGRADA FAMíLIA IS COMPLETE,
656
00:42:16,701 --> 00:42:20,703
AND GAUDí'S CLIENT WILL HAVE
THE WORLD'S TALLEST CHURCH.
657
00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:28,244
♪♪