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Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

Barcelona is partly set apart from other Spanish cities because of the work of Antoni Gaudi. His art is seemingly everywhere, and nowhere is his unique modernismo style more obvious than in the Sagrada Familia. If you see one thing in Barcelona, it must be this temple because there is nothing else like it in the world. The light enters the many stained glass windows inside and creates rainbows, and the curving, flowing architecture creates an Alice in Wonderland feeling. Construction first started in 1952, and they think it will finally be done between 2020 and 2040. It is an enormous task, and entwined with controversy over what Gaudi’s original plans actually were, since anarchists burned some of them. No matter that, construction continues. Did you know that Gaudi actually lived here and is buried inside? Surrounded by his plans and papers, some compared him to a monk doing God’s Work.

There are three different facades on the outside of the temple- the Passion Façade, the Glory Façade, and the Nativity Façade, each crowned with four towers. In total, there will be 12 towers to represent the 12 disciples. Inside the Sagrada Familia are many pillars of different colors, stained glass windows, and an altarpiece covered by a canopy decorated with vines and grapes. There is so much to see that it is possible to spend hours here.