Chilean chapel will become Gaudí's first project outside Spain.
News: a chapel originally designed by Antoni Gaudí for the Sagrada Família in Barcelona is set to be constructed in Chile, 90 years after the Catalan architect's death.
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to fund construction of the Gaudí Cultural and Spiritual Center in the city of Rancagua, including the chapel "Our Lady of the Angels" – expected to be the architect's first completed project outside Spain.
The main tower will be covered with lapis lazuli – a deep-blue stone that is mined in Chile – and will be topped with a copper cross.
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