La Sagrada Família
A dream of spires and ornate facades rising hundreds of feet above downtown Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí’s fanciful Sagrada Família draws some three million visitors a year. Under construction since 1882, it’s now nearing completion.
Photograph by Quique Garcia, Getty Images

World Heritage Site Pictures: Works of Antoni Gaudí

The fantastic world of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí is preserved in seven sites around Barcelona, combined into one World Heritage site.

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