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The tensioned stone system has made it possible to build a solid stone cross. The stone chosen is a granite from the French region of Tarn, which was also used on the pediment of the Passion façade, the great colonnade, the lion of Judah and the lamb of Abraham. The angels, however, are done in Roman travertine, a stone used since antiquity for its noble quality and used on this façade to highlight unique sculptural elements, like the sculpture of the flagellation, by Subirachs, or the angel sitting on the stone that covers the entrance to the tomb, by Fajula.
Finally, it is worth noting that the Passion façade has a notable ascending composition, like the whole Temple project. So, we can see how the extension of the master lines from the pediment and the balconies with the sculptural groups on the façade converge, from right to left, at the same points that structure the composition of the whole façade. These lines become increasingly steeper, and the highest line is that which leads up to the top of the cross, which then points up to the resurrected Christ above.