As it it Sunday, Trish dug into her old roots of Catholicism and made a brisk pace to church this morning. The church is a famous landmark of Barcelona known as Sagrada Familia. This church was designed by Gaudi, a famous Spanish architect, and it become his life long work. It was built to draw people back to the church following a period of rapid industrialisation whereby the people had increasingly become decadent and living against the values espoused by the church. Building commenced in 1883 and still continues today. It had a period during the Franco years where no work was done to assist towards the it's completion.The aim now is to have it completed by 2026, which will mark 100 years since the death of Gaudi.
Inside it is absolutely beautiful. The stained glass windows are outstanding, as are the pillars and vaulted ceiling. The combination of contemporary and ninetieth century architecture works well. We could see a Sunday mass taking place down stairs but Grant, Michael, and I didn't have our Catholic passes to get in there!
On the way back we came across a rally for Catalan independence. I guess there will be more of these as this area of Spain heads towards their referendum for independence.
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