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Valley of the Fallen

Postby zafra52 on Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:05 pm

It was known as the Valley of the Fallen, now Valle de Cuelgamuros. This basilica was built under granite rock by prisoners of war (Spanish Civil War) on the orders of the dictator Francisco Franco in 1940 and opened in 1958. The 150-metre-high (500 feet) cross is constructed of stone. Beneath the valley floor lie the remains of 40,000 (33,800 republicans) victims, though the remains of the dictator and Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera (A Falangist hero) are no longer there. The complex also has a Benedictine Abbey, and a guest house.

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Re: Valley of the Fallen

Postby gstark on Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:07 pm

I'm loving the composition here. The cross below the building; the symmetry.
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Re: Valley of the Fallen

Postby zafra52 on Sat Aug 17, 2024 8:27 pm

Thank you. You are very kind. :up:
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