La Sagrada FamÍlia

So there is this church that has been under construction since the 1800's called La Sagrada Familia. Imagined by Gaudi and built by public donations. When completed will stand 170 meters tall, slightly shorter than the near by mountain, Gaudi did not want to exceed god's work. I am guessing its a little over half way done, the city wants it done in 2 decades, but we will see.... Those colorful things you see at the top are baskets of fruit, in order by season.

The current entrance (the main one is yet to be built), is controversial due to how morbid Jesus's last days are depicted.

Once I went in all I could do was look up. It was a giant stone forest. The pillars split off into branches, supporting a massive canopy at least 40 or 50 yards up. Light will eventually shine in through all the holes in the ceiling.

Gaudi was careful with light, originally cathedrals tried to get the maximum light possible, but Gaudi thought light can be as blinding as the dark. There are rules he wrote to how the stained glass is made. He also designed the church for great acoustics.

The pillars are different colors because they are different kinds of stone, based on how much weight they must bare.

This is the side of the church Gaudi worked on, depicting the birth of Jesus, he wanted to set an example for future artist to follow. Gaudi died when he got hit by a tram walking home, he was wearing cheap clothes covered in dust from chiseling stone all day. They thought he was a homeless man so the brought him to the crappy hospital, when they realized he was Gaudi it was too late to save him, he died in 3 days. Bit of a waste.

He left behind some amazing buildings though.