The Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) is a massive Roman Catholic temple. Construction began in 1882. Antoni Gaudí worked on the basilica for over 40 years, devoting the last 15 years of his life entirely to this project. On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have joked, "My client is not in a hurry." :) After Gaudí's death in 1926, work continued, but parts of the unfinished building and Gaudí's models and workshop were destroyed during the war by Catalan anarchists. The design, as now being constructed, is based both on reconstructed versions of the lost plans and on modern adaptations.
According to the media, 2,26 million people visited the partially built temple in 2004, making it one of the most popular attractions in Spain. It has 12 bell towers between 90 m and 112 m high represent the apostles. The main central bell tower will be 170 m high and with a huge cross on their top, but it will follow in the future.
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Sagrada Familia (Holy Family Church)
Sagrada Familia - Inside
The entrance fee is 8 Euros. An elevator takes up one of the towers. From this level bird's-eye view on the works, and a wonderful panorama of the city can be seen. Unfortunately usually we have to wait a lot of time in a very long queue before we can go up. We've haven't got enough time, so now we don't have any pictures from the tower. :(
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