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Around the world in 2000 pictures Around the world in 2000 pictures. Directed by Alex Profit. After ‘Le tour du monde en 80 secondes’, his second project takes us though Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, St Petersbourg, Shanghaï, Tokyo, New York and London. Done in only 24 days. . . . → Read More: Around the world in 2000 pictures       Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, is one of Barcelona’s most popular tourist attractions. Construction on this church will continue at least until 2041, but it has already become Barcelona’s most important landmark.
A New Church The idea for the construction of a new church was launched by a devout organisation whose goal was to bring an end to the de-christianisation of the Barcelonese, which had started with the industrialization and increasing wealth of the city. The organisation purchased a plot of land in the new Eixample district in 1877. The architect Francisco de Paula del Villar designed a neo gothic church and led the construction which started in 1882.
Antoni Gaudí’s Design One year later, the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí took over as lead architect at the age of 31. From that moment on, Gaudí devoted most of his life to the construction of the church. Instead of sticking to the original plans, Gaudí changed the design drastically.
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