Саграда Фамилия- это плод больного воображения или взлёт гения Sagrada Familia is the fruit of a sick imagination or the rise of a genius

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As for the Sagrada Cathedral, my opinion did not work out, either this is a structure created by a sick mind, or it is a brilliant creation of mankind. Well, it does not fit into the well-known canons of the construction of cathedrals, it does not look like what I have seen before. We decided to take the subway to Sagrada (the subway in Barcelona is quite decent, not like the dirty, kind of rundown subway in Rome). We sat on Columbus Square near the embankment, one change and we were at the cathedral. A very strange building. . The project is grandiose. The main basilica was supposed to be huge (for 15.000 believers), and the height of the main tower was supposed to be 170 m. By the time of his tragic and ridiculous death under the wheels of a tram, Gaudi managed to finish work on only one of the facades of the cathedral (“Nativity Facade”). Half a century later, the Passion Facade was completed (sculptor Subirax). Ahead is the construction of the third - the "Facade of the glory of God. "
Twelve spiers on three facades symbolize the 12 apostles, the tower above the apse - the Virgin Mary, the central spire, still unfinished, is dedicated to Christ the Savior and is surrounded by four smaller ones. Decorative sculptures and decorations densely cover the various parts of the Cathedral. The great architect himself is buried in the crypt of an unfinished temple. Sculptures like nothing else, other elements of the cathedral are amazing. A long queue at the ticket office, tourist buses carry and carry tourists. We don't have much time, a photo shoot and we're running around Barcelona again.