Etsuro Sotoo Rias Sanriku (Japan). He was also vice president of the Nipon Center of Canet de Mar. Sotoo Etsuro (2010). Vertical Freedom. Conversations on the Sagrada Familia . . Etsuro Sotoo Etsuro Sotoo (born 1953 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese sculptor strongly influenced by Antoni Gaudí. His interest in Gaudí led him to convert to the Roman Catholic Church. His most noted work are sculptures located in the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. In 1978 Etsuro Sotoo visited Barcelona and was impressed by the Sagrada Familia. He worked as a stonecutter and also on the Nativity façade, following the instructions left
Sagrada Família Schools the site, between Sardenya and Mallorca Streets. Sagrada Família Schools The Sagrada Família Schools (, ) building was constructed in 1909 by the modern Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí near the site of the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Família. It was a small school building for the children of the workers building the Sagrada Familia although other children of the neighborhood attended, especially from the underprivileged classes. The building has a rectangular footprint of by , and contains three classrooms, a hall, and a chapel, with lavatories in an addition to the building. The construction was done with