On Thursday we visited the city’s gem, Antonio Gaudi’s lifelong art, La Sagrada Familia. The architecture towers over the city and it’s peaks are visible when driving in; a must see for any Barcelona visitor. For over 80 years La Sagrada has been under construction. Gaudi had a vision for his masterpiece while he was still alive, and even moved into it for his last year of life. Decades later it is still being constructed, funded by private donations and constantly being photographed by herds of tourists.
It cost 12 Euro to enter La Sagrada, but we decided not to go inside considering we heard the construction going on indoors made the infinitively long line less than a worthwhile wait. However, standing back and admiring the immaculate (no pun intended) attention to detail was absolutely awe-inspiring. I hope in thirty years - when La Sagrada is predicted to be completed - I can come back to Europe and admire Gaudi’s masterpiece completely finished as he dreamed over eighty years ago.
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