La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is due to finished in 2026, 100 years after the death of its designer Antoni Gaudi. Construction began, would you believe, in 1882. I am a person who thinks public transport is good but sadly Gaudi was killed when he was hit by a tram, at his age of 73.
The first photo is from the Sagrada foundation and the rest are mine.
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Of course we wanted to visit and I looked online. We should have booked days ahead. Entrance was booked out, as were all tours.
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I really wonder what Gaudi was thinking.
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WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a truly impressive edifice and I am glad that it will finally be completed.
EC, down to the last fussy detail.
DeleteStunning architecture - worth waiting for.
ReplyDeleteJB, the frippery for the time is quite amazing.
DeleteIt is an amazing structure. We didn't get the chance to see it from the inside but walking around the exterior was pretty mind blowing.
ReplyDeleteIndeed JayCee, as it should be after about 140 years from design to completion.
DeleteA long time to build one building.
ReplyDeleteBob, if it was my house being built, I'd be rather cross.
DeleteI visited there too. I do wonder what his mind is like by looking at it
ReplyDeleteRoentare, in 1880 what was the equivalent of the drug acid?
DeleteThat is astonishing! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteQuite so Darla.
DeleteWow! That is some fantastic building.
ReplyDeleteDeb, or a fantasy building.
DeleteDid you know that the most modern architect to try and finish Gaudi's work is Australian?
ReplyDeleteI did Hels, but I had forgotten as I wrote this.
DeleteOver the top! Especially considering when it was conceived.
ReplyDeletePerfectly described Cloudia.
DeleteLooks like something out of Metropolis!
ReplyDeleteThe 1920s movie, not the Superman comic.
DeleteKIrk, yes, and I've seen Metropolis. I have a vague memory of the Metropolis in Superman.
DeleteHis ideas were amazing and very different.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks magic.
Margaret, the decoration in my second last photo amaze me.
DeleteGaudi or gaudy? Perhaps Austen Tatious? I imagine when it was first designed it looked wonderful. Completion date has been a long time coming with still two years to go, anything could happen in that time.
ReplyDeleteIs it a church?
Love your work, River.
DeleteYes, it's a church but I don't know its status.
I think he was thinking fairy tale with a touch of Gothic.
ReplyDeleteYep Thelma, a touch of Disneyland perhaps.
DeleteWe should have booked tickets ahead, when we were there last May tickets were sold out for three days ahead of us.
ReplyDeleteTP, exactly the same for us.
DeleteI don't care for the basilica, too many hard, sharp edges, reminds me of a nightmare. It is impressive though, especially since it's taken 140 years to build.
ReplyDeleteI does have that Pixie and is still impressive.
DeleteWow it kind of defies description somehow doesn't it? Amazing.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Alison, for someone like me who likes symmetry and balance, it is a visual nightmare.
DeleteHe was probably thinking, "One day, Australian tourists will come to visit my unique cathedral and I will mystify the **** out of them! Now excuse me as I have to catch a tram home."
ReplyDeleteYP, he succeeded with that idea. Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley.
DeleteA shame you couldn't get inside. But this is a confectionery of a place!
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WWW, always leave a bit wanting so you will make a return trip. But then comes other life circumstances.
DeleteWhat a mind he must have had. How lucky for you to even have seen the outside, Andrew.
ReplyDeletePat, and it was total coincidence that we stayed next to it.
DeleteIs a building that big really EVER completed? Seems like once they "finish" they'll have to start right away on updates and repairs.
ReplyDeleteWe were the same when we went to Barcelona -- we only saw it from the outside. The line to get in was gigantic and we hadn't pre-booked. I didn't mind too much, honestly. We saw other Gaudi buildings from the inside.
Steve, I suppose there has always been maintenance underway as it was being built.
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