The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, simply put as the Sagrada Familia Cathedral is a large Catholic Cathedral located in Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by a man named Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi was a very popular architect in Barcelona and has created many famous hotels, museums, and other buildings located throughout the city. Gaudi took over the project a year after it began in 1883. Gaudi was heavily involved in the church and devoted his last years only to the construction of the church. He died in 1926 a the age of 73 and his body is buried in the crypt of the church. The construction of the church is still going on today and was never entirely finished. There has been many different architects throughout the past century with rapid construction of the church at times but also mixed with delayed development.
The Cathedral was stunning to see. Supposedly it is one of the biggest churches in Europe today and I could really understand why when I stood in front of it and looked up. Most churches bring out an old historic feel so it was very interesting to see a completely different style of church architecture. The inside was beautiful and as you can tell from the pictures, it was very different from any other church I have seen abroad. We were able to go to the top of the church and in doing so, I was able to see the whole city of Barcelona. It was a little expensive and I was hesitant to go in but it was well worth it and I am very happy I got to see the inside.