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Home > Travel Spain > Spain Attractions > The Temple of the Sagrada Familia: A Different Kind of Place
The Temple of the Sagrada Familia: A Different Kind of Place
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia or Sagrada Familia was built in 1882 by public contribution. A year later, Gaudí turned into the director of the development, a position that he would embrace for over 40 years until his loss in 1926. After the conclusion of ParcGüell in 1911, he promised that his structural design would not be dedicated to material aims. In addition, his obligation to this mission is indicated by the detail that he lived in a building on the location. He was supported by architects Ràfols, Canaleta, Jujol, Rubió and Berenguer, and in the last period, by Quintana and Sugrañes; these last continued with the labor after his decease in 1926, until the towers of the Nativity frontage were finished.After the Civil War, the development continued under Quintana, Bonet Gar and Puig i Boada, with the assistance of Bergós, Martinell and Dapena. In the latest decades, Bonet Armengol and Cardoner were supported by architects Gómez, Buixadé and Margarit. The work continued on the cathedral derived from Gaudí's general studies and plan. The place was different than a lot of churches and it continued to exist during the Spanish Civil War, when numerous churches were destroyed by fire; it was looked as a kind of sign for the town of Barcelona. Even though it is not the church of Barcelona from the 13th century, it is occasionally named as Barcelona's third church. Today it is still incomplete and when it will be finished is anyone's estimate. It is a mixture of Modernista essentials and an exceptional edition of the Gothic style.
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