Are you familiar with Antoni Gaudi? Or more specifically, with his work? If not, google that shit. It. Is. Amazing. And I got to check it out first hand. Sagrada Familia is definitely a Barcelona highlight. I wish I had brought my DSLR instead of this stupid point and shoot but I was worried about losing/breaking it and thus all the pictures of our trip are just so-so although I'm not that good at photography so they would probably be crappy either way. Anyway. The point is, this place way really cool looking and these pictures is no way do it justice.
Just in case you do not know what Sagrada Familia is let me turn to my trusty sidekick, Wikipedia, to give you the run down:
"The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family; Spanish: Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmiɫiə]), is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[5] and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.[6][7][8]
Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882, Gaudí became involved in 1883,[5] taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms.
Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.[9] Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining[9] and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí's death. The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona—over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself,[10] over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design,[10] and the recent possibility that an underground tunnel of Spain's high-speed train could disturb its stability.[11]"
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| 45 minutes spent waiting in line. Worth it |
| The tan parts are already completed and the white parts are still being built |
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| The tan parts are already completed and the white parts are still being built |
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