Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia: An architectural marvel that's still under construction
Sabrina and I have lived in Barcelona for a few months now, but we really haven't had the time to go seeing the sights until now. We have some friends visiting us at the moment though so it makes for a perfect excuse to go see all those things that you would never go to if you lived in a tourist city.
The other day we took a walk over to the Sagrada Familia, which is arguably Barcelona's most famous building.
The church was Antoni Gaudi's final project, but it wasn't even originally going to be built by him. Gaudi took over the construction in 1883, and was appointed as the official architect in 1884. He decided to go a bit of a different direction than the original architect, and by bit I mean he radically changed the design, though that is not surprising at all if you are familiar with Gaudi's eclectic and sometimes controversial style.
Gaudi died in 1926 and the church is still under construction to this day, in fact Gaudi knew that he would never complete the project, he believed it would take 200 years. Interestingly the current projections are for the work to be completed in 2026, 100 years after Gaudi's death.
Through the years the work has been taken over by several different architects who have all added a bit of their own style to the project, but the design is kept as close as possible to Gaudi's original plans.
One of the main things that you notice when you approach the front of the church is the absolutely staggering amount of detail that has gone into the building. You will also see the different ages of the stone as you make your way around the structure, some being from the original construction, some from only a decade or so ago, and some that has likely been very recently placed!
The interior of the church is apparently even more fantastic, though I have never been inside and we didn't have time to check it out this day, but eventually I think I will brave the tourist hordes and venture in to see Gaudi's most epic project first hand.
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I was in Barcelona for a shore excursion but I did not have time to enter this beautiful church. I only enjoyed the outside views. If I ever go to Barcelona again, I will make visiting this church my top priority.
Some day I am going to take the time to look inside as well, I have heard it is stunning.
You should. On the day of my visit, the queue was too long and with that waiting time, I will not be able to return to the ship.
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Very nice photos from the Sagrada Familia. Its a fantastic building. Thanks for the information about it.
Thanks @digitalking, glad you like the shots! It's a pretty crazy building with a really crazy history :)
Looks so cool! Going to look even more magnificent when construction is completed
I agree @thewritelife, I think it will be a pretty big celebration once it is finally done.
Cool shot bro. If only we weren't so cheap and actually went in! Ha!
Yeah, but we were, hahaha.
We visited here quite a few years ago as my husband is an architect and really wanted to see it. Looks like it hasn't changed all that much over the years. That's pretty awesome that they plan to finish it on the 100th anniversary of his death. Would be awesome to go see it finished. It is pretty amazing inside and out. Thanks for the post. #theunmentionables
Glad you enjoyed it! I think it would have a whole lot more significance viewing it as an architect, that must have been amazing!
wow this is architecture on another level :D those details are just brilliant
I know right?? He was really an eccentric but brilliant mind :)
Great photograph
Thank you
Thanks for sharing the pictures mate. :)
Thanks for the comment :) Glad you like the post
wish I could actually see this in person!
If you are ever in Barcelona it is well worth it!
That would be the dream! I live in the Philippines, so the fare would cost a hefty amount.