Sagrada Familia

Gaudi's most notable landmark is his unfinished church that he devoted the last 20 years of his life to raising money for and building the Nativity entrance. Scheduled to be finished in 2026, the Christ Tower will be much taller than any of the ones that have already been built, 170 meters to be exact, just under the height of Montjuic because Gaudi said he would not build anything taller than what God already put here.

The Nativity side is like a sand castle, dribbled and flowing. Lot's of nature sculpted into the stone and cement: Lizards, tortoises, squirrels, palms,

cacti...You name it, it is probably there somewhere. The doodads on top of the towers are like bishops hats. The Christ tower, when built will have a cross, of course. Collumns are designed to catch and conserve water in the dry climate. The tortuga's mouth is a drain.

Here we have the nativity scene, the birth of Jesus and the entire Christmas story told on the facade: Kings, shepards, sheep etc. Guess what is on the other side? The Passion... Judas' kiss that kicks it all off,

then Peter crying because when the rooster crows, he has indeed denied Christ three times,

You can tell this side is by a different sculptor and yet another will likely do the main entrance when they get to it. Christ carries the cross as the Roman soldiers watch...the same ones that are the chimneys on Casa Mila,

to be seen in another post... and is crucified.
Inside is powerful with a variety of materials in the pillars and floors, the use of light to give an unusual feel to the holy place.

The central four pillars, the gospels according to Luke, John, Mathew and Mark

, are the heaviest to hold up the future tower of Christ. The alter was in debate, as Gaudi left no specifics on this.