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Gaudi's Cathedral.


IMG_7280 When we arrived at our hotel in Barcelona, we thought we were very fortunate to have a fabulous view of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, a few blocks away!
IMG_7281The first thing we did after having some Tapas for lunch, was to go and pay homage to Gaudi by visiting his extraordinary creation.................
IMG_7285Tragically, Gaudi died in a traffic accident in 1926. So he never got to see his creation reach completion.
It still isn't finished.......................
Hugo and I contemplated the implications of the cathedral being finished...............
Perhaps there might be something more mysterious............... and intriguing, about the building never being .................... quite.............. completed...................?

It was, after all, begun in 1882......................

IMG_7277 We were allowed to walk around a small area inside, and it was magnificent................. the whole building is extraordinarily ambitious....................
We will have to return to visit, if it is ever finished in our lifetime.............

Posted on July 17, 2008 |

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fibrespace

We've been meaning to go to Barcelona for years, I'd love to see Gaudi's work.

Posted by: fibrespace | July 17, 2008 at 10:01 AM

Lucy @ Attic24

Oh yes, I was there last October and it is truly awesome. Did you go to the parc guell??? Can't wait to see more pics!
xx

Posted by: Lucy @ Attic24 | July 17, 2008 at 02:54 PM

Alice Saltiel-Marshall

Bill and I went to Barcelona for a Saltiel family reunion (you can find us on the net as Shealtiel Family Worldwide) and were completely smitten with the city. The Music Palace, La Rambla in all it's vital life and colour, Montjuic. Loved the fountain in the Parc Cuitadella, and oh the presense of Gaudi's brilliance everywhere - Parc Guell and his various apartments, etc. But The Sagrada Familia is althogether the epitome of eclecticness don't you think? I'm sure it has progressed in eight years but like you I have vowed to return in my lifetime (I said twenty years) but even though in 2000 they anticipated completion in 2020 I doubt it will be finished by then, still I shall return! I love that we have walked on the same ground. How are the renovations coming? Looking forward to seeing more photos of the house in progress! Cheers, Alice

Posted by: Alice Saltiel-Marshall | July 17, 2008 at 05:24 PM

Sarah S.

Beautiful pictures! Coming over from Magpie Files.

Posted by: Sarah S. | August 04, 2008 at 01:39 PM

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