{"id":11571,"date":"2016-03-21T16:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/gaudi-barcelona-discover-9-of-its-wonders\/"},"modified":"2020-02-19T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T09:32:22","slug":"gaudi-barcelona-discover-9-of-its-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/en\/gaudi-barcelona-discover-9-of-its-wonders\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaud\u00ed Barcelona: discover 9 of its wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter whether you\u2019ve been to Barcelona or not, you\u2019re very likely to be familiar with some of <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s masterpieces<\/strong>. Who has not heard of Sagrada Familia or La Pedrera? At Hostemplo, today we want to go for a walk through 9 of his wonders. In all of them, we will be able to clearly see Antonio Gaud\u00ed\u2019s three passions: architecture, nature and religion. All three combined with his most characteristic elements: wood, wrought iron, ceramic and stained glass. Ready?\u00a0Wear comfortable shoes as we are going on a tour to discover Gaud\u00ed\u2019s gems; we will explain them from least known to mainstream.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>1. CASA CALVET:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Calvet. Gaud\u00ed, Barcelona\" width=\"691\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2-400x274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa_Calvet-2.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"s1\">Casa Calvet &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Casa_Calvet.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commons.wikimedia.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This early gem of Gaud\u00ed is built with stone from Montju\u00efc, a classic in many buildings from that period in Barcelona. Although still a pretty conservative work, we can already discern some evident marks of the master: <strong>wrought iron balconies and curved fa\u00e7ade<\/strong>; elements that shall be improved by the architect with the time. Nowadays, <strong>Casa Calvet<\/strong>\u00a0hosts a worth visiting restaurant on the first floor; if you go inside, you will be able to see some of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s gestures towards Pere M\u00e0rtir Calvet, a sign of his religious devotion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 48 Casp, street, 08010 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casacalvet.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.casacalvet.es<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>2. CASA VICENS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11496 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Vicens, Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/casavicens.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Casa Vicens &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/casavicens.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">casavicens.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following with the least popular ones, now it is time to talks about<strong>\u00a0Casa Vicens<\/strong>, which according to the experts, was really Gaud\u00ed\u2019s first great work. There are various tours available to visit the inside of Casa Vicens, and you can also visit the fa\u00e7ade and clearly see the green and white tiles with wrought iron ornaments shaping nature figures, one of the main characteristics of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s modernism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 18-24 les Carolines street, 08012 Barcelona<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casavicens.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.casavicens.es<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>3. COLONIA G\u00dcELL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11499 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3.jpg\" alt=\"Colonia G\u00fcell, Gaud\u00ed\" width=\"900\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3-800x445.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/colonia_guell-cripta-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Colonia G\u00fcell &#8211; Photo from <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gaudicoloniaguell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaudicoloniaguell.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In contrast to most of the industrial colonies at the time \u2013 we are talking about end of 1800 \u2013 the employer at Colonia G\u00fcell,\u00a0<strong>Eusebi G\u00fcell<\/strong>, decided to offer his employees the best living conditions. Therefore, he commissioned tAntonio Gaud\u00ed for this work \u2013 among many others -. At <strong>Colonia G\u00fcell<\/strong>, we find religious and cultural constructions built following the purest modernist and colorist style of Gaud\u00ed. This colony, in Santa Coloma de Cervell\u00f3, is an ideal spot to see the architectonic inspirations that helped Gaud\u00ed create projects like the Sagrada Familia later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: Claudi G\u00fcell St., 08690 Col\u00f2nia G\u00fcell, Santa Coloma de Cervell\u00f3, Barcelona<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaudicoloniaguell.org\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gaudicoloniaguell.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>4. PALAU G\u00dcELL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11502 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Palau G\u00fcell, Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Foto-Montserrat-Baldom\u00e0-Copyright-Diputaci\u00f3-de-Barcelona-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Palau G\u00fcell &#8211; Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcncatfilmcommission.com\/es\/location\/palau-g%C3%BCell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montserrat Baldoma\u0300<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A perfect combination between the former opulence and the most stylized modernism. The <strong>Palau G\u00fcell<\/strong>\u00a0will make you experience in first person the modernist Barcelona; you will easily imagine yourself on a horse carriage arriving for an audience with Mr. G\u00fcell, Gaud\u00ed\u2019s main patron. When entering the house, the amount of colors and details, as well as the vaults and the spacious rooms will fascinate you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 3-5 Nou de la Rambla street, 08001 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/palauguell.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.palauguell.cat<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>5. FINCA G\u00dcELL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1.jpg\" alt=\"Pabellones finca G\u00fcell, Barcelona\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pabellones-fica-guell-gaudi-barcelona-pf-c1.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Finca G\u00fcell &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelonaturisme.com\/wv3\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">barcelonaturisme.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From1884 to 1887, Eusebi G\u00fcell \u2013 again \u2013 commissioned Antoni Gaud\u00ed for the construccion and refitting of his properties. This time, the architect was in charge of the gardens and building huts for the country house and property. Combining Asian designs and Mudejar influence, <strong>Finca G\u00fcell<\/strong>\u00a0stands out for its <strong>colorful tiles and molten iron structures<\/strong>, innovative for that time being. However, the most remarkable element is the legendary dragon acting as the entrance guardian (the one you can see in detail on the picture).<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 7, Avda. de Pedralbes , 08034 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelonaturisme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.barcelonaturisme.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>6. PARK\u00a0G\u00dcELL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Parc G\u00fcell, Barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1-200x123.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1-400x246.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1-600x368.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/park-guell-1.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Park G\u00fcell &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/barcelonando.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">barcelonando.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Park G\u00fcell<\/strong>\u00a0is clearly one of the icons of Barcelona. Located in the higher part of the city, in the Horta Guinard\u00f3 district, it offers an impressive sight of the city and recurring postcards of Barcelona.\u00a0<strong>The entrance is free<\/strong>; except for the part where the mosaic and the iconic dragon sculpture are, that you have to pay. The ticket is only 8 \u20ac and it is definitely worth it. The park belongs to Gaud\u00ed\u2019s naturalist phase and is one of the most remarkable <strong><em>must visit!<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>in town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: Olot Street, 08024 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkguell.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.parkguell.cat<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>7. CASA BATLL\u00d3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa-Batllo.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Batll\u00f3, Gaud\u00ed, Barcelona\" width=\"590\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa-Batllo-200x258.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa-Batllo-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa-Batllo-400x516.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Casa-Batllo.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Casa Batll\u00f3 &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casabatllo.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">casabatllo.es<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first time you enter <strong>Casa Batll\u00f3<\/strong>\u00a0you are taken to a new dimension\u2026 Is it the mosaics, the tiles or the flawless decorations of the house? It is with no doubt, the combination itself. This house, located right in the city center\u2013 Paseo de Gracia- has <strong>ovular windows and nature motifs everywhere<\/strong>. That\u2019s not all, though; the fa\u00e7ade, with colorful balconies and whimsical air, makes the locals name it \u2018house of bones\u2019 or of \u2018masks\u2019; just another\u00a0<strong><em>must visit!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of Gaud\u00ed in Barcelona. Have a look at all the events taking place there, you\u2019ll be surprised!<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 43 Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia, 08007 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casabatllo.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.casabatllo.es<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>8. LA PEDRERA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Pedrera, Gaud\u00ed, Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/la-pedrera-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">La Pedrera &#8211; Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasaporteblog.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pasaporteblog.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is not much we can tell you about the Sagrada Familia that you might not have read yet. Nevertheless, we will later dedicate a whole post to the masterpiece. We will now focus on the present time.\u00a0<strong>There have already been<\/strong> <strong>5 generations witnessing the evolution of the Sagrada Familia<\/strong>. Nowadays, it is still being built, and it might be finished by the first third of the XXI century.<\/p>\n<p>The main works now and in the forthcoming years are based on the construction of the first sacristy and central towers: over the transept vaults and the apse of Jesus Christ\u2019s tower, crowned with a cross at a height of 170 meter; around it, the four evangelists towers and the apse tower, dedicated to Virgin Mary. The temple will be complete with the construction of the main fa\u00e7ade, the Glory fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 401Mallorca street, 08013 Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapedrera.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.lapedrera.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>9. SAGRADA FAMILIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11517 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"SAGRADA FAMILIA, Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-200x115.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-400x230.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-800x461.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208-1200x691.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/hostemplo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REF_SAGRADA_FAMILIA_CT6A6208.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\">Sagrada Familia &#8211; Photo Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/basilicasagradafamilia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@basilicasagradafamilia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is not much we can tell you about the Sagrada Familia that you might not have read yet. Nevertheless, we will later dedicate a whole post to the masterpiece. We will now focus on the present time.\u00a0<strong>There have already been<\/strong> <strong>5 generations witnessing the evolution of the Sagrada Familia<\/strong>. Nowadays, it is still being built, and it might be finished by the first third of the XXI century.<\/p>\n<p>The main works now and in the forthcoming years are based on the construction of the first sacristy and central towers: over the transept vaults and the apse of Jesus Christ\u2019s tower, crowned with a cross at a height of 170 meter; around it, the four evangelists towers and the apse tower, dedicated to Virgin Mary. The temple will be complete with the construction of the main fa\u00e7ade, the Glory fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: 401Mallorca street, 08013 Barcelona<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sagradafamilia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sagradafamilia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Did you like our tour? Don\u2019t forget to wear comfortable shoes and have a good rest. Remember, if you are looking for accommodation in Barcelona, we\u2019re your first choice! And also, <strong>if you book through our web<\/strong>, you\u2019ll get <strong>FREE breakfast<\/strong> during your stay. 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