Robert A Whit
03-11-2013, 08:09 PM
This Catholic church is used today but is still being built. It is expected it may take up to 30 more years to finish. When done, (see photo below) there will be a central tower rising to 3 feet below the highest peak in the area so as to not build something higher than what God built. I believe but may be wrong, that at the top height, it will rise over 1000 feet tall. I saw on TV the interior and the past Pope came to this site and blessed it so it could be used. They have about 1000 in the choir so you can imagine the interior size. Barcelona is on the East coast of Spain. I had planned to visit this city till other circumstances interfered when I was in Germany.
You will read the below from Wikipedia.
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language): Basilica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica) and Expiatory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expiation) Church of the Holy Family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Family); Spanish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language): Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família (<small>Catalan pronunciation: </small>[səˈɣɾađə fəˈmiɫiə] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Catalan)), is a large Roman Catholic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic) church in Barcelona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona), Catalonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain), designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD) (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site),[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-UNESCO-5) and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_basilica) by Pope Benedict XVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI).[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-6)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-7)[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-CNSvisit-8)
Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1882_in_architecture), Gaudí became involved in 1883,[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-UNESCO-5) taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau) forms.
Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt1-9) Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War)—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt1-9) and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí's death. The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona—over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Santa_Eulalia), over Gaudí's design itself,[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt3-10) over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design,[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt3-10) and the recent possibility that an underground tunnel of Spain's high-speed train (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE) could disturb its stability.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt4-11)
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You will read the below from Wikipedia.
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language): Basilica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica) and Expiatory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expiation) Church of the Holy Family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Family); Spanish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language): Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia), commonly known as the Sagrada Família (<small>Catalan pronunciation: </small>[səˈɣɾađə fəˈmiɫiə] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Catalan)), is a large Roman Catholic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic) church in Barcelona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona), Catalonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain), designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD) (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site),[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-UNESCO-5) and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_basilica) by Pope Benedict XVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI).[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-6)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-7)[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-CNSvisit-8)
Though construction of Sagrada Família had commenced in 1882 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1882_in_architecture), Gaudí became involved in 1883,[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-UNESCO-5) taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style—combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau) forms.
Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt1-9) Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War)—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt1-9) and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí's death. The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona—over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Santa_Eulalia), over Gaudí's design itself,[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt3-10) over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design,[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt3-10) and the recent possibility that an underground tunnel of Spain's high-speed train (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE) could disturb its stability.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#cite_note-nyt4-11)
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