Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family

Sagrada Família, Spain

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: +34932080414

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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona's Eixample district is a Catholic basilica still under construction that stands as the world's tallest church at 172.5 metres. Initiated in 1882 under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, the project was taken over in 1883 by the Catalan modernist Antoni Gaudí, who transformed it by fusing Gothic Revival with curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Built in stone, concrete, glass, and wood, the church combines Gaudí's distinctive architectural language with expiatory purpose. Gaudí devoted his remaining years to the project and is buried in its crypt; at his death in 1926, less than a quarter was complete. Construction was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, when anarchists destroyed the crypt and workshop in 1936, though reconstruction proceeded from salvaged materials and published records. Pope Benedict XVI consecrated it as a basilica in 2010. The Nativity façade and Crypt were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Advances in computer-aided design have accelerated progress in recent decades, and the building remains under active construction, designated a Cultural Asset of National Interest.