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The second-highest tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, which is 138 metres tall and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is officially inaugurated with the illumination of the gigantic 5.5-tonne star crowning its highest point. IMAGES
What is the cost in fuel to drive from Barcelona to Paris? Antonio Calvo, Head of Sustainable Mobility at SEAT, gets behind the wheel of a SEAT Leon 1.5 TGI to take on the more than 1,000 km drive and calculate how much it costs to get there. The following log details the trip in a gas powered car to the French capital, where the International Car Show is opening this week.
Barcelona, Oct 1 (EFE).- The Nativity facade of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia was illuminated in blue Friday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.The facade was illuminated by the Amigos de los Mayores foundation, a state foundation dedicated to working with older adults, as a way to promote the right to live and grow old with dignity. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF THE ILLUMINATION AT THE SAGRADA FAMILIA IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS.
Barcelona, Sep 21 (EFE) .- La Sagrada Familia expects to end this year with about 810,000 visitors, 17.2% of those it had in 2019 and which could increase to 25 or 30% in 2022, although it does not foresee reaching the numbers of the public that it registered before the pandemic until, at least, the year 2024.FOOTAGE OF LA SAGRADA FAMILIA IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
Skopje (North Macedonia), Aug 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Georgi Licovski) Macedonian Orthodox believers on Saturday celebrated the Day of the Assumption of Mary in the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Skopje. The Macedonian Orthodox Church celebrates religious holidays according to the Julian calendar.FOOTAGE OF MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX BELIEVERS WAITING TO TOUCH OR KISS AN ICON OF THE VIRGIN MARY DURING THE ORTHODOX CELEBRATIONS OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY IN THE CHURCH OF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD IN SKOPJE.
Medjugorje, Jun 25 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of pilgrims visited Medjugorje on Friday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary on June 24, 1981 to the shepherds on the hills surrounding the Bosnian village. It is believed that more than 30 million people have visited the world famous village since the first apparition of the Virgin. However, the Catholic Church has not yet recognized the miracle of this appearance. (Camera: FEHIM DEMIR) SHOT LIST: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE ALLEGED EMERGENCE OF THE VIRGIN MARY TO PASTORS IN THE HILLS OF MEDJUGORJE (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA).