Building the church was so important to him, that later into his life he worked on it solely, and even moved onto the construction site and lived there. He died into 1926 and is hidden in a crypt in the church. Gaudi’s other amazing architectural projects in Barcelona and hoteles barcelona have become principal tourist attractions but the Sagrada Familia is his masterpiece.

During the Spanish Civil War and the following rule of Franco not much job was made on the Sagrada Familia. In fact during that period Gaudi’s workshop was burned. Luckily many of his blueprints for the cathedral were saved. While the designs he had constructed of the church were smashed, dedicated friends, pupils and supporters painstainkingly pieced them back together.

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One of the reasons it has taken so long to build the church is Gaudi’s insistence that no government money be used to pay for it. The job is being funded solely by donors. These donors include the a large amount of tourists from around the world who pay an access fee to visit the church each year.
When complete the Sagrada Familia will have a chief sanctuary for worship and eighteen huge high towers. Elevators may whisk you to the top of 2 of the towers that are already finished for a spectacular vision of Barcelona.

The front of the church is decorated with more than a dozen scenes from the tale of the Birth of Jesus created by Gaudi. Every montage is made up of bigger than life sculptures. You can observe a recreation of the Holy Family’s voyage to Egypt, the visit of the Magi, the engagement of Mary and Joseph and a gruesome representation of soldiers murdering all the baby boys in Bethlehem.

The back of the church has another set of sculptured scenes. These relate the tale of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Designed by a more modern artiste, but staying true to the plans laid out by Gaudi, these sculptures illustrate Biblical events.

A special element on this part of the church is a huge engraved grid with sixteen squares. Every square contains a number. There are 321 ways to insert 4 diverse numbers from these squares to make the amount of thirty three, the number of years Jesus lived.

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Gaudi loved the created earth and used creations from natural world into all his buildings and hotel barcelona. Some of the Sagrada Familia’s towers appear like honeycombs. The main sanctuary is supported with pillars patterned after the trunks of giant California redwood trees. Its ceiling is sculpted to look like huge leaves. Natural illumination will filter into from above. Gaudi wanted people to feel like they were sitting into the center of the forest as they worshipped.