When Pope Leo XIV visits Spain, he will bless the final tower of the country’s most famous church, the magnificent La Sagrada Familia, the masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí, renowned as “the Architect of ...

The word unique is used way too much nowadays, but La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí’s magnum opus in Barcelona, is a rare architectural marvel that really is one of a kind. This remarkable edifice, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever wandered the streets of Barcelona, it's likely you fell in love with three things: €1 pintxos, jugs of sangria, and ...

You might say that Antoni Gaudí was an architect of the cloth. From 1883 until his death in 1926, the Catalonian master oversaw the construction of the Roman Catholic basilica Temple Expiatori de la ...

In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. We hadn’t packed bags yet, but it was about all that was left to do. I had compiled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The architect's most famous creation is nearing completion - Prasit photo/Moment RF When asked about achingly slow progress on his ...

After beginning construction in 1882, Spain’s Sagrada Familia basilica now has 17 of its 18 designed towers fully constructed, per Arch Daily. The Sagrada Familia Foundation announced on Sept. 27, ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica one step closer to sainthood. The Vatican announced ...

Gaudí designed the Glory Façade in 1916, ten years before his death. He commissioned a model, which was destroyed following the riots in the early days of the Civil War. Construction began 86 years ...

When asked about achingly slow progress on his great basilica of La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí, the architect, said “My client is not in a hurry.” By “client”, he meant God. And that ...

Cranes and rubble have become permanent fixtures of the neo-gothic basilica, which has had a complicated and long history. Gaudí took on the project after the original architect resigned in 1883 and ...