Going Inside the Sagrada Familia

I have seen the outside of the Sagrada Familia church way too much. The first time was when we came out of the metro station the other day thinking we would be able to enter or at least purchase tickets for the next day. However, we ended up merely taking photos of the incredibly designed church and would come back the following day. Then we had to queue outside the church so was can purchase the tickets. This was the longest part since it took us two hours to get the tickets. Then another few hours of waiting outside to get in the grounds of the church. Is this all worth it? I think I have seen enough of the outside to be able to decide not to go in. However, it would really be a shame not to see how it looks like from the inside.

People normally enter from the Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia. This is the door which is closest the entrance gate of the church. As expected, there were a lot of people outside the church mostly taking photos and what is not to love about this place. Entering the passion facade, you can see the inside of the church. As it turns out, it looks very different from what the outside it. My understanding is that the inside of the church was completed just a few years ago. It is a sign that the church is finally starting to approach completion. The inside of the church evokes the Gothic feeling of very high columns and yet it employs a lot of Antoni Gaudí’s design elements. Immediately, clear to the visitor are the very tall columns which are built here. Gothic churches normally employ this to evoke an image of grandeur and majesty. I like these kinds of churches but Gaudí takes it to a whole new level. I think photos would do it more justice that me just writing about it.

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