The single sight that no tourist can miss in Barcelona, Spain is the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, better known as La Sagrada Familia .  Begun in 1882, the church was originally intended to be a traditional Gothic structure designed by Francisco de Paula del Villar . Antoni Gaudi assumed responsibility for the project in 1883 and changed the design to an Art Nouveau style . The Passion Facade of the Basilica faces the setting sun and is decorated with scenes from the Passion of Christ . Completed after Gaudi’s death, the sculptures on the Passion Facade were constructed by a team of sculptors headed by Josep Maria Subirachs in angular forms that are quite different from the style of Gaudi.
La Sagrada Familia
SOURCE: Â La Sagrada Familia (Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
La Sagrada Familia from a Distance
SOURCE:  La Sagrada Familia from a Distance (Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
Calvary
SOURCE: Â Calvary (Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
The Crucifixion
SOURCE: The Crucifixion (Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
Copyright © 2011 by Stephen J. Danko
