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La Sagrada FamĂlia
If you have time for only one sight-seeing outing, this is it. The Sagrada FamĂlia inspires awe by its sheer verticality, remarkable use of light and GaudĂâs offbeat design elements.
Great ForâŚ
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The apse, the extraordinary pillars and the stained glass.
8Need to Know
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%93 208 04 14; www.sagradafamilia.org; Carrer de la Marina; adult/child âŹ15/free; guided tours âŹ24 for 50 minutes; audio tour âŹ7;
h9am-8pm Apr-Sep, to 7pm Mar & Oct, to 6pm Nov-Feb;
mSagrada FamiĚlia) dodges the crowds and does excellent tacos.
oTop Tip
Buy tickets online to beat the frequently dispiriting queues.
In the manner of the medieval cathedrals La Sagrada FamĂlia emulates, itâs still under construction after more than 130 years. Work began in 1882 and is hoped (although by no means expected) to be finished in 2026, a century after architect Antoni Gaudiâs death.
A Holy Mission
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamĂlia (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family) was Antoni GaudĂâs all-consuming obsession. Given the commission by a conservative society that wished to build a temple as atonement for the cityâs sins of modernity, GaudĂ saw its completion as his holy mission. As funds dried up, he contributed his own and in the last years of his life he was never shy of pleading with anyone he thought a likely donor.
GaudĂ devised a temple 95m long and 60m wide, able to seat 13,000 people, with a central tower 170m high above the transept (re...
