Expiatory Church of the Holy Family

Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona, ​​in the Eixample district, built on private donations since 1882; the famous project of Antonio Gaudi.nOne of the most famous “protracted” world: according to the decision of the initiators of the construction of the temple funding for work should be carried out exclusively by donations of parishioners. Also, the completion of construction delays the complexity of manufacturing stone blocks. According to the computer model, each of them requires individual processing and fitting. This five-nave church is planned in the shape of a Latin cross.nOn November 7, 2010, the temple was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI and was officially declared ready for daily worship. On the same day he awarded the temple the title of the Little Papal Basilica.