The temple suffered heavy damage during Spain’s Civil War (1936-39), when a group of anarchists set it on fire, burning a significant part of Gaudí’s workshop. After Gaudi’s death, Domènec Sugrañes i Gras assumed the main role of architect. He worked on it until he died in 1926 and was buried inside the crypt. In fear of the project being stopped after his death and once the church acquired its worship function, Gaudí decided that, instead of building the central nave, he would start on the external part of the church.Īt the time, Gaudí was also working on Casa Milà (La Pedrera) and when that was completed in 1912, he focused exclusively on the construction of the Sagrada Família. In 1891, when development of the Nativity facade began, Gaudí realized that the construction of the Sagrada Família was such an ambitious project that he certainly would not see its completion in his lifetime. The architect’s vision was to incorporate organic symbolism in the architecture, stained glass and design elements in order to tell Jesus’s story as well as highlight some key biblical histories.
Gaudí’s primary goal was to build a church with facades that highlighted the three phases in the life of Jesus: Nativity, Passion and Glory. Gaudí conceived a groundbreaking design that pushed the boundaries of all known architectural styles. However, because of several disagreements with Bocabella, Antoni Gaudí took over the assignment.
Bocabella initially assigned the project to the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, who designed a neo-Gothic project, and began construction in 1882. Local bookseller Josep Maria Bocabella wanted to build an expiatory temple consecrated to the Holy Family. La Sagrada Familia The creation and construction of the Sagrada Familia is living history.
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