Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Familia, a cathedral that began construction in 1886 under the design and care of Antoni Gaudi, will be completed in 2026. Gaudi loved God and put all his own fortune into the building of this cathedral. It is being built by donations only. No money from the catholic church, or the city, country etc. The cathedral seems to be melting to me. It is full of detail and symbolism everywhere.
The front of the church shows the Nativity of Christ. It is sculpted in a form that is familiar to us. There is a lot to see on this facade and you need a pair of binoculars to really see the detail.


On the opposite side of the cathedral is the Passion of Christ. A controversial sculptor, Josep Subriachs, was hired in 1986 to sculpt the Passion. He is very avant garde and had no concerns about what Gaudi wanted. He did things in his own style. He was an atheist when he began the work and now he is agnostic. I hope that through his sculpting of the Passion, he becomes a christian.
He did give a nod to Gaudi in the design of the helmets of the soldiers. They look like the chimneys at La Pedrera that I showed you earlier.
You can tour the inside of the church around the perimeter. They are still under construction, but what is done so far, is beautiful. I love the stain glass windows.

These are going to be magnificent when they are finished.

I love the gold bursting from these arches.