Agape in Gaudi's Nave
The columns of Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona are designed to evoke trees and branches. An edifice for the ages, this Roman Catholic basilica was started in 1882. Completion is now expected by June 10, 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death. With many delays, including the Spanish Civil War, its building permit was not obtained until two and one quarter years after I took this picture. Multiple generations and pragmatic modifications were anticipated by Gaudi, who wrote, "I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated."
2017-03-10 Barcelona GGP20673 Gaudi La Sagrada Familia vault
Agape in Gaudi's Nave
The columns of Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona are designed to evoke trees and branches. An edifice for the ages, this Roman Catholic basilica was started in 1882. Completion is now expected by June 10, 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death. With many delays, including the Spanish Civil War, its building permit was not obtained until two and one quarter years after I took this picture. Multiple generations and pragmatic modifications were anticipated by Gaudi, who wrote, "I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated."
2017-03-10 Barcelona GGP20673 Gaudi La Sagrada Familia vault