La Sagrada Familia is Gaudi‘s “masterpiece.”  Construction on the temple began in 1882, and has been ongoing ever since.  Gaudi died in 1926, and so several different architects have been tapped to flesh out the master’s design.

It was especially interesting seeing the interior of the temple, which had progressed significantly since I was there 4 years ago.

the famous shape of the la sagrada familia 

the soldiers were modeled after the shapes on the la pedrera’s roof

parts of the passion facade

sculpture of jesus

ceiling of the temple 

an unfinished stairwell

active construction

from the top

arches

rockin’ out with mister turtle

Unfortunately, I was only able to see Casa Batllo from the outside this trip (it was closed when I tried to go).  It’s one of my Gaudi favorites.