Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
It was during the moderate rule of Queen Isabel II that the industrial revolution went full steam ahead in Spain and started the economical growth of the Catalan bourgeoisie. One such bourgeoisie, a Josep Ma Bocabella I Verdaguer, founded an association called the Associacio Espiritual de Devots de Sant Josep, in 1866, which put into motion, the construction of an expiatory temple devoted to the Holy Family. Today this temple is known as the Sagrada Familia. Find a Barcelona Hotel (http://www.barcelonapoint.com/
Gaudi and the Familia Sagrada
Gaudi was the master architect of this building. He proposed a basilica plan that composed of five naves being a part of the main nave, a 170 m high dome, and transept having three naves. The construction and completion of the temple took quite a number of years and Gaudi was not the only architect used in this process. However, he designed most of the temple structure as it stands today.
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The Homage to Gaudi
All along, we have asked you to find a Barcelona accommodation, near the Temple de la Sagrada Familila. This would give you an opportunity to pay homage to Gaudi, by attending the various exhibitions, and museums that form a part of the temple tour.
The Sagrada Familia is symbol of Gaudi architecture, where shapes, nature, symbolism, color, and plastics, come together to form an imposing and unique structure that has made Gaudi an unforgettable figure when it comes to modernist architecture.
So if you want to catch a glimpse of the organic architecture that Gaudi was so famous for, you must visit the Sagrada Familia. You can get tour details at any of the hotels in Barcelona (http://www.barcelonapoint.com/
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