Sagrada Familia is about the most spectacular religious building I've been to in Europe, even though it has not been completed. In Europe, there are tons and tons of religious buildings - churches, synagogues, temples, basilicas etc, but hands down this one actually MEANT SOMETHING.
If you do go there, please get an audio guide to better appreciate this building. As a Christian, the building was really quite powerful (as Yip had told me earlier), because of all the symbolism behind them. And you can see that the symbolism isn't easy to create, and there was massive detail in the sculptures and different art forms. The building hasn't been completed, so there's so much more that I haven't even seen (ie the Glory facade, and the 'roof') and I've already been blown away.
The pillars were designed in the shape of trees, to represent community
The Nativity Facade, depicting Jesus's birth/childhood
The Passion Facade, representing the events leading to the crucifiction of Christ
It has been 200 years since construction began, and there's about 20++ more years to go. I hope to be able to see the completed building someday!
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