We went to Barcelona today and went to buy some souvenirs. Got some people back in the states covered. Monica, Chen and I are traveling to Paris, France this weekend. I am so excited about that.
Also on the bus ride over we saw La Sagrada Familia. The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is a work on a grand scale which was begun on 19 March 1882 from a project by the diocesan architect Francisco de Paula del Villar (1828-1901). At the end of 1883 Gaudí was commissioned to carry on the works, a task which he did not abandon until his death in 1926. Since then different architects have continued the work after his original idea. The building is in the centre of Barcelona, and over the years it has become one of the most universal signs of identity of the city and the country. It is visited by millions of people every year and many more study its architectural and religious content.
It has always been an expiatory church, which means that since the outset, 130 years ago now, it has been built from donations. Gaudí himself said: "The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people." The building is still going on and could be finished some time in the first third of the 21st century.
What a beautiful city and a breath-taking church! And now Paris over the weekend?? You are just a globetrotter, my dear! I am living vicariously through you, as I will never be able to see the places you have gone. Miss you to pieces, and love you like crazy, lil sis! xoxo
ReplyDeleteLive freely through me. I will take you many places. :) Love and miss you!
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