April 11, Day 10 (Back track) – Gaudi Day in Barcelona

April 11, Day 10 (Back track) – Gaudi Day in Barcelona

If you’ve never heard of Antoni Gaudi', let us enlighten you.  He is an amazing architect who shaped the Modernist movement in Barcelona and the world.  His church, La Sagrada Familia, is our very favorite in all the world.  He died in the 1920’s after being hit by a bus, and the church was and is unfinished but was dedicated by Pope Benedict in 2010 .  It is gradually being built by his followers.  When I say gradually – no public money is used for the church.  It is being finished with contributions and receipts from tourism.  When people asked him, before his death, when it would be finished, he would say his client was in no hurry.  He meant that his client was God.  We show a few of the pictures we took at Casa Mila (La Perdrera), a house that he designed, and from La Sagrada Familia.  We have lots more that we will share when we get home.  Eat your heart out Matthew Tippel - the choir loft in this church holds 1000 singers.  

Picture 1: Explanation of part of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia; Picture 2: Main altar - La Sagrada Familia; Picture 3: Outside of La Sagrada Familia; Picture 4: Ceiling of La Sagrada Familia;  Picture 5: Figure on outside of church; Picture 6: Bill on Rooftop of Casa Mila - several different designs of chimneys - all with a specific function on this rooftop; Picture 7: Outside of Casa Mila