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What did you think/when you first saw the Sagrada Família?
I was strolling around Barcelona/and chanced upon a building site/where there was a mountain of stones. In fact,/it was the construction site/of the Sagrada Família. Although construction had been underway since 1882,/there was still a lot of work to be done. My instinct told me/that those stones were waiting for me.
You got a job as a stone-cutter. How did you manage that?
I went to see the chief architect,/but I was turned away at the door. Nobody knew me,/and in their eyes,/I was simply an outsider. Their refusal, however,/didn’t discourage me. I kept going back. A month later,/with the help of a Barcelona sculptor,/I finally met the chief architect. He gave me a chance/to take a test as a stone-cutter. The question was/whether I could meet his expectations. You can’t imagine how nervous I was/while waiting for the result,/or how overjoyed I was/when somebody said,/“Congratulations!” That was how I became/a sculptor for the Sagrada Família. It’s now my life’s work.
What did you think/when you first saw the Sagrada Família?
I was strolling around Barcelona/and chanced upon a building site/where there was a mountain of stones. In fact,/it was the construction site/of the Sagrada Família. Although construction had been underway since 1882,/there was still a lot of work to be done. My instinct told me/that those stones were waiting for me.
You got a job as a stone-cutter. How did you manage that?
I went to see the chief architect,/but I was turned away at the door. Nobody knew me,/and in their eyes,/I was simply an outsider. Their refusal, however,/didn’t discourage me. I kept going back. A month later,/with the help of a Barcelona sculptor,/I finally met the chief architect. He gave me a chance/to take a test as a stone-cutter. The question was/whether I could meet his expectations. You can’t imagine how nervous I was/while waiting for the result,/or how overjoyed I was/when somebody said,/“Congratulations!” That was how I became/a sculptor for the Sagrada Família. It’s now my life’s work.