{"id":2192,"date":"2013-10-17T17:37:23","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2021-03-15T18:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:20:54","slug":"temple-sagrada-familia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/temple-sagrada-familia\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>and it isn\u2019t even completed yet\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyone, and for any reason, who has the opportunity make their home in Barcelona will soon discover that this Catalonian city has an almost unlimited number of attractions to suit every taste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" width=\"850\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However before discovering his attractions the best move that any newcomer to the city will be\u00a0 to find themselves a comfortable and affordable place to live. While there are no shortage of Barcelona apartments for rent, unless you really know your way around the city\u00a0 and understand the language and the culture it may be a good idea to place yourself in the hands of the experts. And there are no greater experts when it comes to\u00a0 renting Barcelona apartments than <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong>. <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong>\u00a0 have been around for many years and that express in finding ideal barcelona vacation rentals opportunities to suit every budget and need. Even for those looking for apartment to rent for a year or two or even more then ShBarcelona always have a large choice of long term rentals in Barcelona to choose from.<\/p>\n<div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-currency=\"EUR\" data-language=\"en\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-partner=\"shbarcelona\" data-product-ids=\"918256,1012562,975248,976327\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/52.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2197\" title=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the problem of finding somewhere to live has been taking off your hands by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong>, then you\u2019ll have plenty of time to discover the attractions of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without a doubt, one of Barcelona&#8217;s most outstanding attractions is the <a title=\"Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, Spain\u2019s most popular monument\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/temple-sagrada-familia\/\">Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a> (<em>Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family<\/em>) designed by the city\u2019s most famous architect Antoni Gaud\u00ed, who was awarded the commission\u00a0 to build the temple in order to atone for what the society considered to be Barcelona\u2019s\u00a0 sins of modernity.\u00a0 Gaud\u00ed regarded the Temple as his life\u2019s work, yet due to a series of unexpected \u00a0events, the temple \u00a0it still remains uncompleted after more than \u00a0120 years. When \u00a0the project is eventually completed, in around thirteen years, according to its current architects, its tallest \u00a0tower will be more than half again \u00a0as as those already imposing towers that have already been completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/46.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-2199 alignleft\" title=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>Almost two thirds \u00a0of the massive construction project \u00a0has already been completed since the foundation \u00a0stone was laid by Gaudi in 1882. Now thanks to the introduction of revolutionary\u00a0 new innovations in \u00a0masonry techniques speeding up the work, the architectural team believe that the final spires and main fa\u00e7ade will be finished by 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/16.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2193\" title=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a>Unfinished it may be, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmf.org\/project\/temple-expiatori-de-la-sagrada-fam%C3%ADlia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a> still managed to attract around three million visitors every year, making it monument that attracts the most visitors in all of \u00a0Spain. In November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI was a visitor . consecrating \u00a0the church in a moving ceremony that attracted huge crowds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Antoni Gaud\u00ed passed away in 1926, much of his architectural handprint remains in the building, particularly in its carpentry, ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging, \u00a0as well as the use of \u00a0trencad\u00eds, intrinsically woven from pieces of ceramic waste.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\">stay in Barcelona<\/a> could be complete without a visit to the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia- and those whose stay in the city will be longer, will be sure to find themselves enjoying a number of visits to enjoy the buildings magnificence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"2192\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and it isn\u2019t even completed yet\u2026 Anyone, and for any reason, who has the opportunity make their home in Barcelona will soon discover that this Catalonian city has an almost unlimited number of attractions to suit every taste. 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