Sagrada Familia, a photo from Barcelona, Catalonia

Photographer's Note

The Sagrada Familia was designed by Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), who worked on the project for over 40 years. Gaudi devoted the last 15 years of his life entirely to the endeavor. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026. On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have remarked, "My client is not in a hurry." After Gaudí's death in 1926, work continued under the direction of Domènech Sugranyes until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1936.

Parts of the unfinished church and Gaudí's models and workshop were destroyed during the war by Catalan anarchists. The present design is based on reconstructed versions of the lost plans as well as on modern adaptations. Since 1940 the architects Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, Lluís Bonet i Gari and Francesc Cardoner have carried on the work. The current director and son of Lluís Bonet, Jordi Bonet i Armengol, has been introducing computers into the design and construction process since the 1980s. Mark Burry of New Zealand serves as Executive Architect and Researcher. Sculptures by J. Busquets, Etsuro Sotoo and the controversial Josep Subirachs decorate the fantastical façades.

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Beppo (1374) 2009-03-29 5:42

Hola Thodoris,

Magnificent image of the Sagrada Familia, very good colors and very good light. Congratulations.

Josep,

tiagoalmeida (1475) 2009-03-29 11:29

hello,
nice shot, good colors and details.
regards from portugal
tiago almeida

gbeli (1970) 2009-03-30 0:22

Geia sou Thodori
Poli sosti gonia lipsis gia ti Sagrada Familia.
Mou aresoun episis ta xromata, toso tou ouranou oso kai tou naou.
Xereto

ifanik (21679) 2009-04-04 1:28

O agaphmenos moy arxitektonas Thodori
Poly omorfh fwto file
Kalo Sabbatokyriako
Xairetw
Nikos

swiatopelk777 (0) 2010-04-28 2:10

Hi Thodoris!
Amazing church, wonderful cathedral, excellent shot. Good picture. Fine frame.
Greetings from Warszawa!

jurek1951 (42198) 2010-05-01 21:56

Hi Theodoris,
Beautiful Sagrada Familia, very good perspective, nioce colors and an excellent shot again,
Georg

jhm (211736) 2010-05-03 2:18

Hello Thodoris,

I chose these picture for the quality and the wonderful towers.
You playing wonderful with light on the towers, this gives a wonderful composition.
Colors and presentation are very well. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

mkamionka (74375) 2010-05-11 11:58

Hi Thodoris,
very nice capture of this fantastic church. I was there last year yet I am not fully satisfied with my photos. The light was very strong and there were crowds of people everywhere. You seem to have caught it in an evening which makes the light more attractive,
Nice work,
M

pajaran (115861) 2010-05-16 0:53

Dobar dan, kod nas i danas kisa.
Vrlo interesantna arhitektura i trenutak snimka.
Prikazali ste je dobrim uvodnim tekstom i lepom fotografijom, svetlo sunca naglasilo je lepotu, dobar rad, cestitam vam.
Prijatan vikend sa lepim vremenom, Paja.

Google.

Good day, we still rains.
Very interesting architecture and instant recording.
Show you a good introductory text and beautiful photography, bright sun highlighted the beauty, hard work, I congratulate you.
Have a nice weekend with beautiful weather, Paja.