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Feb 1, 2024 · La Sagrada Família is a stark contrast to the rest of the architecture in Barcelona. It is an elaborate structure set in an area with other traditionally-styled buildings, an aesthetic that stands out unlike anything else in Barcelona. This is likely why La Sagrada Família is so beloved today and why it has become a tourist hotspot.
But we can be sure where the real pressure is felt: the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s most famous building, which — as of tomorrow — has been under construction for 142 years. When it first broke ground in 1882, Gaudí wasn’t involved at all, but when he took over the project the fol ...
Location: Pg. de Gràcia, 92, 08008 Barcelona. Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Milà, with its curvilinear façade and surreal sculpted top, looks more natural than manufactured, like it was hewn out of the earth. Spanish Art Nouveau (Modernismo) inspired this structure, the quarry known as La Pedera. Parc Güell (1900-1914)
Oct 21, 2014 · When the final stone is set in place, the Sagrada Família will be the world’s tallest church, soaring 560-ft (170-m) above the Catalan capital. It will also be the strangest looking and ...
For several reasons. And there may be more. Gaudi died, unexpectedly. He left few plans for completion and those he did leave were destroyed in a fire. The anti-religeous political atmosphere in Barcelona was not favorable to completing a "church". Those people who wanted to complete the church could not decide on how it should be completed.
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Dec 3, 2021 · But the end is in sight, and we finally have a completion date for the city's crowning glory: 2026. Designed by Antoni Gaudí, La Sagrada Família, Barcelona's top attraction, has remained a work in progress since 1882. It's now projected to be ready in 2026 (the exact date has yet to be confirmed), a remarkable 144 years after construction ...
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA: HISTORY OF AN INCREDIBLE CHURCH. The Sagrada Familia Church is the most visited monument in Spain (closely followed by the Alhambra in Granada), and it is considered the architect Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece. A building that was started in 1882 and is still in construction, its history is as fascinating as its architecture.
