{"id":523,"date":"2013-12-03T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T20:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/?p=523"},"modified":"2013-12-03T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T20:13:11","slug":"gaudi-architecture-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/2013\/12\/03-gaudi-architecture-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaud\u00ed Architecture in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

No visit to Barcelona can go without seeing Antoni Gaud\u00ed’s work.<\/h3>\n

That’s because Gaud\u00ed’s architecture is everywhere. This visit was back in April, and though we had a limited amount of time there (merely 2 nights), we managed to see 4 of his iconic work in Barcelona \u2013\u00a0Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, Casa Mil\u00e0, Park G\u00fcell, and Casa Batll\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Our first stop was Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, and the church was nothing like any church I’ve seen. Gaud\u00ed’s passion towards nature inspired him to use elements that made the church seem to grow out of a forest.<\/p>\n

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The colorful light streaming through the stained glass windows was begging for some portraits to be taken, including a selfie:<\/p>\n

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As you can see, the line to get into Sagrada Fam\u00edlia gets really long. When we went, the line looped around most of the compound, and I can’t imagine how much time these poor tourists waited! We bought our tickets ahead of time online, and were able to skip right to the front and enter right away. I highly recommend doing that to give you more time to explore, less time standing around waiting!<\/p>\n

Also, it’s amazing that the construction of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia began in 1882, and will not be completed until 2026. When it’s done 13 years from now, it will look starkly different from how I remember it from this trip!<\/p>\n

Here’s a video showing the final stages of building Sagrada Fam\u00edlia:
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