We took Stanley to the major tourist and cultural sites of Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia, the arc d’triumph (although no one here seems to know what “triumph” the arch is celebrating – maybe they forgot), and the sea, among others.
La Sagrada Familia is a cathedral that was started in the late 1800’s and was never finished (still isn’t, they are still working on it). It was designed by a famous architect named Antoni Gaudi, who worked on nothing else for the last 30 years of his life. Once completed, it will be enormous, the largest structure in the city, and a cathedral to rival St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the standard by which all catholic churches are measured. To give some idea of the scale, what we see now is about 50% complete, so the cathedral will be twice as large as it stands now. Gaudi is famous for his unusual designs - his buildings are like nothing seen before or since. He uses natural forms for his inspiration - scales, fins, fruit, birds, trees, skeletons. His buildings are wonders to behold.
La Sagrada Familia is a cathedral that was started in the late 1800’s and was never finished (still isn’t, they are still working on it). It was designed by a famous architect named Antoni Gaudi, who worked on nothing else for the last 30 years of his life. Once completed, it will be enormous, the largest structure in the city, and a cathedral to rival St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the standard by which all catholic churches are measured. To give some idea of the scale, what we see now is about 50% complete, so the cathedral will be twice as large as it stands now. Gaudi is famous for his unusual designs - his buildings are like nothing seen before or since. He uses natural forms for his inspiration - scales, fins, fruit, birds, trees, skeletons. His buildings are wonders to behold.
Here's the offical web site in english:
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