Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

The huge monument towers into the sky of Barcelona in Spain. The Sagrada Familia is so spectacular even in its unfinished state. The exterior of the Sagrada Familia is carved with detailed patterns. In 1891 Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi took over as official architect of the Sagrada Familia and made the project as a personal obsession. He had been working on the project for 15 years when he died in a trolley accident on June 10th 1926. The cathedral was left unfinished. Despite controversy over whether the cathedral should remain in its uncompleted form as a monument to the architect but construction began in 1979, closely following Gaudi's original plan. The Sagrada Familia is not expected to be finished till 2026. Construction is not supported by the government. Money from the tickets purchased by tourists is now used to pay for the work.The amount of money used last year for construction was $38,000,000. The Sagrada Familia had been started by the architect Fancisco del Villar in 1882, who had to abandon the project in 1883 and Gaudi took over. When completed the Sagrada Familia will have 18 towers. Only 8 of the 18 towers have been built. The reason why the Sagrada Familia is taking so long to build is because it relies completely on donations and ticket money.

The exterior of the Sagrada Familia.

The interior of the Sagrada Familia.

The Sagrada Familia. You can see the crane from the construction in the background.

The number grid that I saw carved on the exterior of the Sagrada Familia.

All rows, columns and squares add up to 33.