La Sagrada Familia

A place like no other.

http://www.sagradafamilia.org/en/

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The Nativity entrance. The oldest part of La Sagrada Familia

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A portion of the Nativity.

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A portion of the Nativity.

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The Christmas/Nativity tree up close.

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Part of the carvings.

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Looking out of one of the towers onto Barcelona.

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Where our taxi let us out.

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An elevated construction platform next to the main portion of the church.

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A fellow traveler.

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A fellow traveler.

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We walked down over 400 steps.

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The Passion entrance.

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The dreamer appears.

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The Glory entrance. It has a long ways to go before it is finished.

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The inside was just impossible to comprehend.

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Looking toward the area where the priest will do priestly things.

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It was difficult to look up so long, but it was worth it.

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The wife of the dreamer.

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Organ pipes.

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Organ pipes up close.

 

Stained glass everywhere a person looked.  Each of the panes was a masterpiece.  Nobody could ever fall asleep during a service.  No way.