Nearly everyone is familiar with the iconic towers of Antonio Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, seen above in a night view with cranes. So, I thought I’d offer a few clipped views of what you see when you turn your eyes away from the high ground, so to speak.
The first two are detail views of the Nativity facade of the church, designed by Gaudi. Some of the other facades were designed by assistants, and in one case by a later artist, from sketches left by Gaudi. As you can imagine, there’s controversy.
This area is along the edge of the main body of the church, just near the base of the towers. Because construction is now approaching the 125-year mark, there are stark differences in the color and appearance of stonework.
And this is my favorite, even though I’m not a great fan of Gaudi’s. These column capitals represent summer fruit on one side of the church, autumn fruits on the other.
