It is work of art and architecture designed by Antonio Gaudi, the famous Catalan architect who worked on this project for almost 40 years until his death in 1926, is one of the most visited in the world architectural spaces and is among the ten most visited sites our country.
You may be surprised to learn that according to 2011 data was the most visited monument in Spain, with 3.2 million visitors, followed by the Prado Museum with 2.9 million and the Alhambra in Granada which had 2.3 million people how public the same year.
The beauty of the place that brings us closer to magical worlds, of course attest to the popularity of the creation of Gaudi Park Guell with delight who wanders there. In fact, the drawing of the majestic silhouette of the towers is familiar to us all.
The Sagrada Família is a monumental church started in 1882 from the project of the diocesan architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. In late 1883, he commissioned Gaudí the continuation of works, work that did not leave until his death in 1926. Since then, several architects have continued the work following the original idea of Gaudí.
The work performed Gaudí, ie the Nativity façade and crypt, was included in 2005 by UNESCO in the World Heritage Site of Humanity. The temple was consecrated and declared a minor basilica on November 7, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.
There is much history to know this building located in the center of Barcelona. As anecdotes, they should know that Gaudí rarely planes projected their works; He preferred to project their ideas running three-dimensional models, made with the most heterogeneous materials. An example is the beautiful original models for the Sagrada Familia, which are still preserved.
Gaudí, in the last period of his life would move to live in the own workshop of the Sagrada Familia, where he stayed during his last months. On November 30, 1925, the construction of the first bell of the Nativity facade, dedicated to St. Barnabas, 100 meters high ends.
This is the only one who sees Gaudí built since the June 10, 1926 died because of a tragic accident three days earlier after being hit by a tram. Day 12 is buried in the chapel of Carmen crypt Sagrada Família, where his remains still.
Those who book flights to Baracelona to visit, also fijense Magic Square detail present on the facade of the Passion of the Sagrada Familia. Magic Squares are a peculiarity of the numbers arranged in the form of square matrix, add the same number in both columns, rows or diagonals. They come from ancient China. 