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Attractions & Activities: Eixample
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Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia
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La Sagrada Familia
Gaudí's incomplete masterpiece is one of the more idiosyncratic creations of Spain--if you have time to see only one Catalán landmark, make it this one. Begun in 1882 and still incomplete at Gaudí's death in 1926, this incredible church--the Church of the Holy Family--is a bizarre wonder. The languid, amorphous structure embodies the essence of Gaudí's style, which some have described as art nouveau run rampant. Work continues on the structure, but without any sure idea of what Gaudí intended. Some say that the church will be completed by the mid-21st century.
Majorca, 401
Phone: 93/455-02-47 .
Open: June-Aug, daily 9am-9pm; May and Sept, daily 9am-8pm; Mar-Apr and Oct, daily 9am-7pm; Nov-Feb, daily 9am-6pm.
Church, 750 ptas., including 12-minute video on Gaudí's religious and secular works; elevator to the top (about 200 feet), 200 ptas..
Metro: Sagrada Familia.
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