Fun Facts About the Sagrada Familia

by Alex Cook Traveller & Astrologer

Quick History

 

On completion Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia will be the tallest church in the world, it’s towers outstretching southern Germany’s 162 meter Ulm Cathedral.  The idea for the church sprung from the mind of Jose Maria Bocabella, a book publisher.  Construction began in March of 1882 with Francisco del Villar as head architect.  However, after falling out with Bocabella, Gaudi was brought on board.  The project soon became Gaudi’s life, and in his later years, he moved into the building.  When Gaudi was killed by a tram in 1926, he was only a few streets from the Sagrada Familia.     

 

Five Fun Facts

 

Construction will be complete in 2026.  That’s 144 years after the first stone was laid!

The Sagrada Familia is built entirely using money from donations. 

Orson Welles described the Sagrada Familia as “one of the most hideous buildings in the world.”

Gaudi based his designs on what are known today as helicoids, hyperboloids and hyperbolic paraboloids (forms taken from nature and translated into design).

The Sagrada Familia is not actually a cathedral. 

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Any Questions?

 

 

Where is it and how do I get there? 

 

The Sagrada Familia is on Carrer de Mallorca - you can’t miss it.  To get there take the L5 or the L2 and get off at the Sagrada Familia stop.  Alternatively, you can take the bus numbers 19, 33, 34, 43, 44, 50, 51, B20 and B24. 

 

Do I need a ticket?

 

Yes, you do.  Although you can walk around and marvel at the buildings impressive architecture and towers from outside, you’d be denying yourself the spectacular interior.  And, why would you do that? 

 

Where do I get tickets from? 

 

You can buy tickets from the ticket office located at the main entrance.  But, queues are long (everybody wants to see the Sagrada Familia) and wait times, especially in the summer, can be upwards of 2 hours.  Book online tickets for ease.   

 

Is it worth getting a guide?

 

This is a bit like asking: “is it worth going to school?”  Sure, you can walk enjoy the Sagrada Familia without a tour guide and lose yourself in the buildings transcendent beauty.  But, a tour guide will be able to tell you everything you want to know about the fantastic structure.  If you’ve got any questions that your guidebook can’t answer, you’ve got someone to hand who can. 

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