Update: Here I am at the Sagrada Família

(Previously)

In 2003 I visited Barcelona and spent all day wandering around the mighty Basilica de la Sagrada Família, the architectural masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí. It had been under construction since 1882, and at the time only four of its 18 planned spires had been built. In the basement there was a museum with plans, renderings, and so on, and I discovered the plans for what it would look like when it was finished.

Then I waited 23 years, and now the moment has come. The largest and best of the spires is finished, and it does follow the plans I saw so long ago. Here's what it looks like:

Let's focus in on the detail I waited so long to see:

It was worth the wait.

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