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Barcelona, Spain: The unfinished "templo expiatorio de la sagrada familia," one of the few structures that has ever taken my breath away at first sight. The organic mass and complexity of it is stunning, and its architectural history continues to evolve since it was begun in 1882. -- Note the people to building relationships in the second photo and last photo and to get a small sense of scale.

Further reading and photography at wikipedia, greatbuildings.com, about.com, and sagradafamilia.org.

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Friday 13 January 2006

a basilica like no other on earth: la sagrada familia

11 comments // art & architecture, buildings, monuments, textures, travel

13 January 06 @ 11:13

wow, the photos really capture how complex and amazing it really is. gorgeous.

jenn // http://www.kempland4u.com

13 January 06 @ 14:17

Wonderful photos, ours ancestors were very skill! Thx !

Nico // http://www.threatened.new.fr

13 January 06 @ 15:00

Amazing construction and pictures! Thanks

German // http://germansaezphoto.com

13 January 06 @ 17:50

So do you shoot these pics in B/W or do you post process them in PS? If it's the latter, how do you go about it?

Blaine // http://www.flickr.com/photos/fxwhiz/

13 January 06 @ 18:31

it's post: i use eliot's black and white conversion as a foundation, then there might be some general tweaking and pushing of contrast depending on the shot or set.

rion // http://rion.nu

13 January 06 @ 23:27

oh man am I jelous! I wanna be in Barcelona now.
Brendan

brendan // http://www.theprettygood.com

14 January 06 @ 05:08

I love the textures present in this set. It must have been difficult to photograph such a large structure! I really like the mass of letters in the third photo... do they say anything?

Leilani // http://www.chinaberries.net

14 January 06 @ 14:05

As usual im full of admiration!! fantastic :)

Joseph Winter //

27 January 06 @ 13:40

stunning architecture and beautifully captured, as usual!

alei //

09 March 06 @ 06:42

I've been there in 2004, and the church makes me proud to be a catholic. I just wish i still live to see the finished building, because it will take another 60 years.

Indonesia22 //

11 March 06 @ 20:46

Leilani, the letters on the third photo are part of a text written in catalan. although it's difficult to read i think it is a fragment of the New Testament, surely the gospel of st. John...

Guillem //

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