Gaudi’s masterpiece is, of course, the unfinished La Sagrada
Familia. Construction commenced in 1882. Gaudi devoted his final years to the
project, and yet was only able to witness less than a quarter of its
completion. He was, however, instrumental in the construction of a workshop where
he worked with models and photographs. Despite several delays due to funding
issues and the Spanish Civil War, completion is expected sometime around
2026/28. The church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was consecrated by Pope
Benedict XVI, and is proclaimed globally. Art critic Rainer Zerbst summarised,
“It is impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire
history of art.”
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