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Spiral
A cool shot through the columns, looking at the spiral staircase.
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Nave roof
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Hidden flowers
In addition to the large ceiling tiles that resemble flowers, there are small flowers that look like they're in vases above and to…
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Big columns
You can see how big the columns are with the people standing around. The church is huge!
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Pretty!
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Sunlight
Even though it was rainy outside there was still enough light to stream in through the beautiful stained glass windows.
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Columns
Gaudi designed the columns to look like trees with branches.
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Incredible!
The inside was just incredible, beyond words.
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Close up
A close-up of the window.
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Stunning!
Everywhere you looked there was something beautiful to see!
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Nativity facade
This façade was the first to be completed (1894-1930) and depicts scenes the birth of Jesus Christ and scenes from His life. You c…
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Sagrada Familia selfie!
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The Passion Façade
This side is very harsh and angular. It depicts Jesus' last night before the crucifixion, the crucifixion and the ascension. You c…
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Ongoing construction
Constuction started in 1882 and has continued since then. It was interrupted for the SPanish Civil War and relies in private donat…
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Tickets
First stop, buy a ticket! Like many high-profile churches, it's not free. The money does go to finishing the church.
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Sagrada Familia
Sooo excited to see the Sagrada Familia in person!
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Casa Milá
The first stop was Casa Milá or La Pedrera by Gaudí. We didn't get off at this stop. We wanted the next stop first. If we had time…
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Inside!
We got SO lucky and got a seat inside the bus! Whew!
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Bus stop!
We finally made it to the bus stop! It was a much longer walk than I thought!
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Empty streets
I think it was time for siesta. There was no one around. The streets were pretty empty. It couldn't have been just because of the…
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Cold and rainy
It wasn't the best day to tour Barcelona but, we had an umbrella so, we were off to see the city!
