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The third day of Barcelona we visited "The Sagrada Familia" which we had
ordered on-line to negate the two hour wait in line. I spent over two hours
in awe and tried to pay homage to the divine atmosphere that surrounded us.


The Sagrada Familia is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It was designed by architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).

Although not finished, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010
it was consecrated (dedicated to a special purpose) and made a minor basilica by Pope
Benedict XVI. Building of the Sagrada Família began in 1882. Gaudí started working on it
in 1883.He took over the project, and changed it with his ideas on architecture and engineering.
Gaudí worked on it until he died. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the
building was finished. The Sagrada Família's building was slow. It needed private donations It was
stopped by the Spanish Civil War—only to start again in the 1950s. Building was more than halfway
done after 2010. Some of the project's biggestproblems still remain.[9] There is an expected finish
date of 2026–100 years after Gaudí's death.