Journey back to Barcelona a century ago.
Guided by Antoni Gaudí himself, explore his architecture and the sources of his creativity.
Who Was Antoni Gaudí?
Born in 1852, Antoni Gaudí was one of Catalonia’s most celebrated architects. Inspired by light and nature, he became known for his distinctive, flowing designs. Beyond the Sagrada Família, many of his works can still be found throughout Barcelona today.
Palau Güell
A landmark of Gaudí’s early career, this residence is known for its stately interiors and rooftop lined with imaginative, brightly colored chimneys.
Casa Batlló
Its undulating façade, organic curves, and mosaic-like ornamentation of colorful glass and ceramic make it instantly recognizable.
Park Güell
A park where architecture and nature merge, celebrated for vivid mosaics and forms shaped to complement the surrounding landscape.
Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
An apartment building defined by its rippling stone façade. Organic curves reminiscent of dunes and waves flow around the entire structure.
Sagrada Família
by the Numbers
The “unfinished basilica” to which Gaudí devoted his life. Explore its long history through four key numbers.
Gaudí was not the original architect. He took over the project the following year, in 1883.
Construction began 144 years ago and has continued across generations.
Gaudí worked on the project for about 43 years, from 1883 to 1926, devoting himself to it exclusively from 1914 onward.
The number of sites that make up the UNESCO-listed Works of Antoni Gaudí. The Nativity Façade and Crypt of the Sagrada Família are among them.
FUNDING
Construction of the Sagrada Família is funded by admission fees and donations. With support from people around the world, the work has continued for more than 140 years.
The year is 1926.
The setting: Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona, 1926.
The architect Antoni Gaudí devoted his life to the construction of the Sagrada Família.
Its completion was still a distant dream.
Yet Gaudí entrusted that dream to this extraordinary work of architecture.
You are about to travel back to Barcelona nearly a century ago.
Enter Gaudí’s World.
Your guide on this journey is Antoni Gaudí himself.
As you explore his workshop with him, you will encounter his architecture and trace the sources of his creativity.
continue to captivate us?
See if you can uncover the secret with your own eyes.
Beyond Seeing:
Discover.
What unfolds before you is more than finished architecture.
Discover what Gaudí observed, how he thought, and how he transformed those ideas into architecture.
See the world through Gaudí’s eyes.
That is the key to enjoying this journey.
One Last Thing
to Remember.
Gaudí looked beyond buildings themselves.
Pay attention to the many forms you see all around you.
“Why is it shaped this way?”
Keep that question in mind as you journey, and you may begin to see the world as Gaudí did.
Gaudí’s World.