LA SAGRADA FAMILIA In 1883, Antonio Gaudi accepted the
commission to continue the construction of the ‘Church of the
Poor’, La Sagrada Familia. Located to the north of Barcelona,
this unusual building brought about a return to the teachings of
Catholicism and Gaudi devoted the last 40 years of his life to
the building that remains, even to this day, unfinished.
Completed by Gaudi, the eastern facade is often referred to as
the most ingenious sculpture of the century and all four of its
facades have been designed to depict the life of the Son of God.
The building surprises everyone with its originality yet the
main interior is still an enormous building site. The ceiling of
the main church is composed of individual sections. The
decorative elements contained in the many towers unite to take
on the shape of flowers and fruit with subtle screw-shaped
columns supporting the ceiling that creates an image of
woodland. It is only when comparison is made between Antonio
Gaudi’s original plans and sketches and present