{"id":68556,"date":"2016-06-01T09:21:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T07:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=68556"},"modified":"2021-03-15T18:19:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:19:56","slug":"sagrada-familia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/","title":{"rendered":"Old vs New: La Sagrada Familia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The one building which, above all others, symbolizes modern-day Barcelona is undoubtedly <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> inimitable masterpiece, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sagradafamilia.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong><\/a>. The architect knew when he started work on the temple that it would take many years to complete it and that he would not see the <strong>church<\/strong> finished in his lifetime, but he was a devoutly religious man who regarded its construction as <strong>an act of divine worship<\/strong>. What he may not have anticipated, however, were the decades of political upheaval which would constitute a challenge and threat to the completion of the project as he had envisioned it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/eusebi-guell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eusebi Guell: Gaud\u00ec&#8217;s friend and patron<\/a><\/em><\/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<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/#Gaudis_Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"Gaudi\u2019s Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\">Gaudi\u2019s Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/#The_church_of_today\" title=\"The church of today\">The church of today<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/#Visiting_the_Sagrada_Familia_-_Ticket_prices\" title=\"Visiting the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia &#8211; Ticket prices\">Visiting the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia &#8211; Ticket prices<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/#Working_hours_of_the_Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"Working hours of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\">Working hours of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia\/#How_to_get_to_the_Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"How to get to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\">How to get to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaudis_Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span>Gaudi\u2019s Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85315\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85315\" class=\" wp-image-85315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/spain-1353475_960_720-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Construction of the <strong>church<\/strong> was originally begun by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar in 1882, to a traditional <strong>Gothic revival model<\/strong>. When Villar resigned from the project only a year later, it was taken over by <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong>, who envisioned a temple on a grand scale which would symbolize the Holy Family (<em>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/em>) of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St Joseph along with the Evangelists and Apostles. According to his vision, the completed church was to have <strong>18 towers<\/strong> representing the Virgin Mary, 12 Apostles, 4 Evangelists and the tallest tower (at 170m) representing Christ, in the center. Though he was inspired by the Gothic churches of Catalonia, he adapted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/park-guell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his<em>\u00a0<\/em>unique brand of architecture<\/a> to fit this medium in a manner never seen before in the construction of a place of worship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parts of the temple belonging to <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> lifetime are the crypt, the apse, and the stunning Nativity Fa\u00e7ade. In studying these sections of the <strong>church<\/strong>, we see his genius at work: naturalistic forms merging with Gothic tradition to create a tableau which is somehow beyond architecture, and almost beyond nature itself.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_church_of_today\"><\/span>The church of today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85316\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85316\" class=\"wp-image-85316 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/spain-1414802_960_720-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Construction of the <strong>church<\/strong> was interrupted by the onset of Civil War in 1936. This would have massive implications for the future of the building\u00a0as\u00a0<strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> plans were destroyed and his models damaged by the fires of the Anarchists. After the war, the architect Francesc de Paula Quintana i Vidal repaired the models which, along with\u00a0<strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> surviving drawings, have been used as the basis for the design of the newer parts of the temple. These models are by no means as exact as the detailed plans which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-batllo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> had intended to be used in the continued construction of the basilica, and as a result, much has been left open to interpretation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Construction work continued intermittently following the Civil War, with the <strong>Passion Fa\u00e7ade\u00a0<\/strong>being completed in 1976. It marks a striking contrast to the <strong>Nativity Fa\u00e7ade<\/strong>, with its bone-like entrance which was conceived by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-mila\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> to represent Christ&#8217;s suffering. The design of this entrance was based on <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> surviving sketches, which are now displayed in the church&#8217;s museum. The most controversial aspect of this <strong>fa\u00e7ade<\/strong> is the sculptural decoration, which was undertaken by contemporary sculptor<strong> Josep Subirachs<\/strong>. <strong>Subirachs<\/strong> refused to attempt an imitation of<strong> <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong><\/strong> style, bringing instead his own characteristic brand of sculpture to the project. In the absence of <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> plans, this was perhaps the best way to preserve &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/sagradafamilia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the spirit of the work<\/a>&#8216; as <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> himself had wished: any attempt at imitating his unique style of sculpture would likely have failed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Completion of the external building is planned for 2026, which will be the centenary of <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> death. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/sagradafamilia.org\/en\/history-of-the-temple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">work in progress<\/a>, it is a hive of activity, and a wonder to witness. Even in its present form, the basilica is without rival or counterpart anywhere in the world. Once complete, it will have a magnificent <strong>Glory Fa\u00e7ade<\/strong> <strong>and 18 towers<\/strong>, the highest of which will make it <strong>the tallest church building in the world<\/strong>. We can see the spirit of <strong>Gaud\u00ed\u2019s<\/strong> plans in action today despite the many challenges that have beset its construction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/visit-torre-bellesguard-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover the modern Torre Bellesguard in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visiting_the_Sagrada_Familia_-_Ticket_prices\"><\/span>Visiting the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia &#8211; Ticket prices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_86141\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86141\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/barcelona-915071_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-86141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are visiting Barcelona for the first time or even if you have been here before, it is definitely worth it to pay a visit to this magnificent monument, one of the many by <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> to have been declared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/world-heritage-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/sagrada-familia-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>buy your tickets online<\/strong><\/a> beforehand, which is cheaper than <strong>buying the tickets<\/strong> on site. Adults pay 15\u20ac online or 18\u20ac at the ticket office, retirees pay 11\u20ac or 14\u20ac, and students pay 13\u20ac or 16\u20ac. Children under 11 years old can go in for free. The price of this ticket does not include a visit to the towers or a guided tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are <strong>guided tours<\/strong> available for 24\u20ac online or 29\u20ac at the ticket office for adults, 18\u20ac or 23\u20ac for retirees, and 22\u20ac or 27\u20ac for students. The<strong> guided tours<\/strong> are given in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian or German.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you prefer to visit the basilica with an <strong>audio guide<\/strong> rather than a tour guide, the prices are a little lower, costing 22\u20ac online or 26\u20ac at the ticket office for adults, 17\u20ac or 21\u20ac for retirees, and 20\u20ac or 24\u20ac for students. There are<strong> audio guides<\/strong> in the same languages the guided tours are given in, plus Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want a complete visit to\u00a0<strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong>, which includes going up to the\u00a0<strong>towers<\/strong>, the prices are 29\u20ac online or 35\u20ac at the ticket office for adults, 22\u20ac or 28\u20ac for retirees, and 27\u20ac or 33\u20ac for students. This visit includes an <strong>audioguide.\u00a0<\/strong>Do check online before purchasing a ticket that includes visiting the <strong>towers,<\/strong> as they are sometimes closed to the public for construction work.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working_hours_of_the_Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span>Working hours of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>working hours of<\/strong><strong>\u00a0the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_86140\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86140\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/windows-994472_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-86140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">November to February &#8211; 9 am to 6 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">March &#8211; 9 am to 7 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">April to September &#8211; 9 am to 8 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">October &#8211; 9 am to 7 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">25 and 26 of December and 1 and 6 of January &#8211; 9 am to 2 pm<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/w.ticketbar.eu\/js\/widget\/Widget.min.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"fe4afa42-e58f-4dc8-b90a-e3688a34a30e\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_to_the_Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span>How to get to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> is located in the neighborhood with the same name, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/La+Sagrada+Familia\/@41.4036299,2.1743558,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9bd8aac21bc3c950?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjL7IDhz4_TAhWCwhoKHZUMBiYQ_BIImgEwDw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrer de Mallorca, 401<\/a>. The easiest way to get there is by using the purple (L2) or blue (L5) line of the metro, exiting at &#8220;Sagrada Familia&#8221;. You can also get there using\u00a0buses number 19, 33, 34, 43, 44, 50, 51, B20, and B24.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"68556\"\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: 137.5px;\">\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            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">115<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one building which, above all others, symbolizes modern-day Barcelona is undoubtedly Gaud\u00ed\u2019s inimitable masterpiece, the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia. The architect knew when he started work on the temple that it would take many years to complete it and that he would not see the church finished in his lifetime, but he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":85314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4349],"tags":[223,4270,1961],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68556"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105609,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68556\/revisions\/105609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}