Tibidabo Tibidabo (Catalan pronunciation: [tiiau]) is a mountain overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

At 512 meters it is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it affords spectacular views over the city and the surrounding coastline.[1] There is an amusement park, a telecommunications tower (Torre de Collserola), and a Catholic church, the Temple de Sagrat Cor, at the top, all of which are visible from most of the city. Designed by Enric Sagnier, the church took 60 years to construct and is topped by a sculpture of the Sacred Heart by Josep Miret Llopart. The Amusement park is the oldest in Barcelona and retains most of the original rides, some of which date to the turn of the 20th century. The park features in the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Tibidabo can be reached by a funicular railway, by bus, and by car. The railway, built in 1901, was the first of its kind in Spain. Origin of name The name derives from the Latin Vulgate Bible verses: "et dixit illi haec tibi omnia dabo si cadens adoraveris me"[2] "And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9);

"et ait ei tibi dabo potestatem hanc universam et gloriam illorum quia mihi tradita sunt et cui volo do illa" [3] "All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it" (Luke 4:6).

This phrase, meaning I will give to you, was said to Jesus by the devil as they looked down from an exceedingly high mountain upon all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them . The name of Barcelona's hill thus refers to the popular tradition that it was in fact the exceedingly high mountain itself.

Sagrat Cor The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor (Catalan pronunciation: [sat kr]; English: Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Spanish: Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazn de Jess) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is the work of the Spanish Catalan architect Enric Sagnier and was completed by his son Josep Maria Sagnier i Vidal. The construction of the church, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, lasted from 1902 to 1961. The idea of building a temple on the summit of the Tibidabo Mountain emerged in the late 19th century to the rumors about the construction of a Protestant church and a hotel-casino, with what a "Board of Catholic Knights" acquire the ownership of the field giving it in 1886 to Saint John Bosco, while was visiting Barcelona then invited by Dorotea de Chopitea great patron and promoter of the project. There arose the idea of a temple dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedication very popular at that time thanks to the impetus of the Pope Pius IX, and in line with the church built in Rome by Bosco itself (Sacro Cuore di Ges a Castro Pretorio) and the famous SacrCur in Paris. In 1886 its built a neo Gothic hermitage, and two years later, during the Universal Exposition urbanizing the Vallvidrera road and built the hermitage beside a pavilion of Mudejar inspiration, which served as lookout, then struck. However, the project will suffer a significant delay mainly due to the occurrence of a new project to build an astronomical observatory on the summit of Tibidabo, which finally made on a nearby hill (Fabra Observatory). Finally, on December 28, 1902 placed the first stone in a ceremony presided by the Bishop of Barcelona, Salvador Casaas i Pags. The church was built between 1915 and 1951, being consecrated by the Bishop Modrego in the 35th Eucharistic Congress held in

Barcelona in 1952. Later made the towers, officially ending the works in 1961. On October 29, 1961 received the title of minor basilica, given by Pope John XXIII. Exterior The external appearance of the church is of a walled fortress of stone of Montjuc, chaired by a monumental neo-Gothic church with a monumental double staircase air. The complex consists of a lower crypt and upper church with a central sole with a dome on eight columns. The whole style is based on a Romanesque line combined with the temple of Gothic verticality, covered with an octagonal dome crowned with the image of the Sacred Heart, original works of Frederic Mars (destroyed in 1936) and replaced by another of Josep Miret, of 1950. The building is square, from which arise three apses, and presents a large central tower and four low, defining the four corners of the square, in which were placed statues of the Twelve Apostles, of Josep Miret. The main facade has three bodies, the central wider, chaired by the figure of the Archangel Michael in the arch of the main entrance, and John Bosco in the above pediment. Above the left door is the statue of Teresa of vila and on the right, Marguerite Marie Alacoque. Above the door is opened a gallery of arches with tracery. [edit] Interior The interior is divided into three naves with semicircular apses, with stained glasses and four rose windows on the facades. In the main altar stands the great crucifix, work by Joan Puigdollers. The windows of the presbytery are dedicated to Pius X, John the Evangelist, Marguerite Marie Alacoque, Paul the Apostle and John Bosco. The left altar has five stained glasses dedicated to various Marian devotions: the Virgin of Antipolo (Philippines), Our Lady of Lujn (Argentina), the Assumption of Mary, the Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico) and the Our Lady of Charity (Cuba). The right altar is presided by the Risen Jesus, work by Joan de Puigdollers, and

its stained glasses are dedicated to Spanish Marian devotions: the Virgin of Almudena (Madrid), the Virgin of Nria (Catalonia), Our Lady of Hope, the Our Lady of the Forsaken (Valencia) and the Our Lady of Begoa (Basque Country). The windows of the four towers contain the Latin phrase tibi dabo ("I'll give you"), by the name of the mountain. At the level of the choir include founding saints: Marcellin Champagnat and JeanBaptiste de La Salle on both sides of the presbytery, and Anthony Mary Claret, Joseph Calasanctius, John Bosco and Maria Domenica Mazzarello next to the main facade. The windows of the four facades are dedicated to Francis de Sales, Pius XI, Ignatius of Loyola, Francisco Javier, Pius IX, Rose of Lima, Leo XIII and Pius XII. The eight stained glasses of the dome depicting scenes from the life of Jesus. [edit] Crypt The crypt was built between 1903-1911, of neo-Byzantine style, combining Gothic and classical elements, and a decoration close to Modernisme. The facade has a richly decorated tympanum with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau representing the Virgin of Mercy, Saint George and Saint James, patron saint of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain, respectively. It consists of three semicircular arches on columns, inserted into a large arch, also semicircular, decorated with a mosaic of the Holy Trinity, by Daniel Zuloaga (destroyed in 1936). In 1955 it became a new decoration by Talleres Bru of Barcelona, which shows an allegory of the devotion of Spain, represented by its patron saints. The space of the crypt consists of five naves separated by columns, the central wider, with its semicircular apses. The walls and vaults are lined with alabaster or decorated with mosaics, with scenes relating to the dedications of the altars: Mary Help of Christians, Anthony of Padua, Blessed Sacrament, Saint Joseph and the Virgin of Montserrat. Polychrome alabaster is also the Via Crucis sculpted by Josep Miret. The windows that bring natural light inside, are complemented by stained glasses, with the following topics: the largest in arch, in the corners, represent the appearance of the Our

Lady of the Pillar and the coversion of Reccared to Catholicism, Saint Ferdinand and Hermenegild occupy two large vertical windows, while the smalls located above the door are dedicated to Joachim, Isidore the Laborer, Saint Anthony and Elizabeth of Aragon, Queen of Portugal. From the crypt it access to a chapel dedicated to the Perpetual Adoration, excavated in the same mountain in the late 1940's, consists of three naves divided by columns. The interior is decorated with marble and mosaics in the pavement, and paintings of Miquel Farr i Albags in the vaults, made between 1947-1949. On either side of the main door two steps lead to the level of the temple itself, crowned by the huge bronze statue of the Sacred Heart made by Josep Miret in 1950, replacing the original of Frederic Mars, of 1935, destroyed in 1936. The upward direction from the crypt, through the temple until the sculpture, reflects the rise and the purification of the human condition through the sacrifice and atonement.