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Valle de los Caídos
Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen)
The cable car that once rattled up to the cross is no longer in service
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.
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
The door of
the temple, 10.40 meters
high and 5.80
meters wide
The door is made of bronze and is the work of Fernando Cruz Solis (1923-2003)
The monumental hieratic sculptures over the main gate and the base of the cross culminated the career of Juan de Ávalos (1911-2006)
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
At the base of the cross there are four huge sculptures of the four Evangelists
The base of the cross with sculptures made by Juan de Ávalos (1911-2006)
The cardinal virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude (17 meters high each)
The justice
Juan de Avalos (1911-2006) San MateoAn angel is the symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist
San Mateo
The statues of the Evangelists are 18 meters high each
San Mateo
San Mateo
San Mateo
The complex was built between 1940 and 1958
About 40,000 Nationalist and
Republican soldiers are buried here
San MarcosThe winged lion is the symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist
San MarcosThe overall weight of the cross
including its base is approximately 200,000 metric
tons
San Marcos
San Marcos
San Juan & San Lucas
San LucasThe bull is the symbol of the evangelist St. Luke
San Lucas
San Juan & San Lucas
San Juan The eagle is the symbol of St. John the Evangelist
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
From the big esplanade below to the top of the cross there are 300 meters
moments of modeling in clay the head of San Juan in the sculptor's studio
Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Modeling in clay the head of San Juan in the sculptor's studio
The sculptor and the heads of Saints Luke and Markin clay
The exhibition Architectural League of New York - 1962clay sculpture of the Angel de la paz
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Inst
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Juan
de
Ava
los
(191
1-20
06)
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Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Angel de la paz (Angel of Peace), 1964 and today
Juan de Avalos (1911-
2006)Saint Paul
MadridCathedral de la Almudena
Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)Exhibition Merida 2011
Juan de Avalos José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) Madrid Facultad Filosofía y Letras
José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955)
José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) was a prolific and distinguished philosopher of Spain
Juan
de
Ava
los
(191
1-20
06)
Doc
tor J
imén
ez D
íaz
Juan
de
Ava
los
(191
1-20
06)
Juan
Mar
ch, 1
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Carlos Jiménez Díaz (1898-1967) was a Spanish physician and clinical researcher
Madrid, Plaza Cristo ReyFountain of Carlos Jiménez Díaz by Juan de Avalos (1911-2006)
Madrid, Plaza Cristo ReyFountain of Carlos Jiménez Díaz by Juan de Avalos, 1969
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