***MuchoHop BARCELONA SERIES***
What to Expect: Barcelona
Ramblas, Boquería, Plaza Cataluña
La Sagrada Familia (my newest discovery)
Artistic Barcelona: Gothic to Modernisme
Shopping: Barcelona & Christmas Ideas (Spanish/English)
In my recent “hop” to Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia left me in amazement. The place is huge and so different than any other house of worship I had ever seen. The talent and vision of the architect Gaudí is immeasurable. I decided to do a whole video on La Sagrada Familia because it is an amazing piece of art.
As you will hear and see in the video, the church is still under construction after more than 100 years. Its completion is expected in the years 2020’s – 2040’s. It attracts around 2.8 million visitors a year and it is the most visited monument in Spain.
Gaudí devised a temple measuring 95 m long and 60 m wide, able to seat 13,000 people, with a central tower 170 m high, representing Christ, and another 17 measuring 100 m or more. The 12 towers along the three facades (Nativity, Passion, Glory) represent the Apostles, each with its own main tower, while the remaining five represent the Virgin Mary and the four Evangelists. The inside is like a forest, the angled pillars representing tree trunks and the branches coming out holding up the roof.
It is simply breathtaking….
For additional information, I found this video that I think is quite enlightening.
God’s Architect from CBS 60 Minutes
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50142539n
The lines to visit La Sagrada Familia are quite long, so I recommend buying tickets online to avoid waiting; then you can practically walk straight in.
Prices for tickets:
Basilica 14.80€.
Basilica + Passion Tower 19.30€.
For more info and to buy tickets online go to:
http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/index.php
Thanks Hoppers for being there! xxoo
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3 Comments
That for sure is breath taking. I wonder how and i'm sure Gaudi didn't think of how this whole concept was gonna be climate control or let nature itself handle that.
That spiral staircase is amazing
made me weep. a forest.