Despite still being under construction, the church is already a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Construction of the Sagrada Família began in 1882.
Construction was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to gradually resume in the 1950s.
The Flagellation of Christ at the Pillar, represented on the Passion Façade of the Sagrada Família.
The Passion Façade is carved with harsh straight lines to resemble the bones of a skeleton.
When Gaudí died in 1926, the basilica was between 15 and 25 percent complete.
An anticipated completion date of 2026 has been set, to mark the centenary of Gaudí's death.
The great doors of the Passion façade reproduce words from the Bible in various languages.
The tree-lined street is Calle de Cerdeña.
The Carrer de la Marina leads to Port Olímpic.
Looking southeast from the basilica.
A public park faces the Passion Façade.
View to the southeast, encompassing the Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts towers.
Looking northeast from the basilica.
The Torre Agbar is the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona.
Looking inland from the basilica.
The Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts, on the Barcelona seafront, are the tallest buildings in the city.
Silhouette of the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor church and adjacent Tibidabo Amusement Park.
The Passion Façade has an austere appearance with geometric edged forms.
Peering through an opening in one of the basilica's towers.
Yellow, green and blue glass on the Nativity side of the church symbolise the birth of Christ.
The baldachin is heptagonal, representing the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The columns symbolise the saints ascending into heaven and the angels descending to meet them.
Fifty lamps hang under the baldachin, representing the fifty days of Eastertide.
The three wise men are represented on the Nativity Façade.
The Nativity facade was the only part of the building that was completed during Gaudí's lifetime.
This statue of Gaudí's head was sculpted by Josep Maria Subirachs in 1989.
This school, relocated in 2002, was designed by Gaudí for the children of the construction workers.
The Passion Façade will be completed in the next few years.
Construction of the building had originally been expected to take several hundred years.
A figure sculpted by Josep Maria Subirachs on the Passion Façade.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya stands at the end of the Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina.
The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc can be seen in front of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
The Magic Fountain was designed by Carles Buigas.
The fountain was constructed ahead of the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
The first show took place on 19 May 1929, the day before the start of the International Exposition.
3,000 workers were involved in the fountain's construction.
Music was added to the show in the 1980s.
Shows take place on Fridays and Saturdays through the year, and on Thursdays and Sundays in summer.
The fountain and neighbouring museum were restored in time for the 1992 Olympics.
The fountain was badly damaged in the Spanish Civil, and was stopped until 1955.
Waterfalls and fountains, below the Palau Nacional.
The Palau Nacional, seen behind the fountains, houses the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
The Four Columns, representative of the Catalanism movement, were re-erected in 2010.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, or MNAC, is the national museum of Catalan visual art.
The Four Columns were originally located on the site of the fountain.
The fountain holds approximately 3 million litres of water.
This building houses the seat of the Government of Catalonia and the Presidency of the Generalitat.
Barcelona Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries.
The cathedral's main entrance.
Designed in 1914, the Casa Rocamora consists of several buildings that share the same aesthetic.
This sculpture, by Frederic Marès, pays tribute to the city of Barcelona.
Most of the statues here were installed for the 1929 International Exposition.
Casa Batlló is one of Antoni Gaudí's masterpieces. He redesigned an existing house here in 1904.
The building that is now Casa Batlló was first built by Gaudí in 1877, as an unremarkable house.
Much of the façade of Casa Batlló is decorated with a colourful mosaic of broken ceramic tiles.
Casa Amatller, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, is part of the famous 'Block of Discord'.
The façade evokes the surface of a lake and water lilies.
This building was completed in 1910, as the last civil work designed by Gaudí.
Statue of Jacint Verdaguer (1845 – 1902), a Catalan poet and literary figure of the Renaixença.
The Sagrada Família is officially called the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família.
The Roman Catholic church is designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).
The Plaza Monumental was the last bullfighting arena in commercial operation in Catalonia.
Bullfighting events have been banned in Catalonia since 2012.
Spectators would pay more for the "Sombra" shaded stands.
The "Sol" stands are more exposed to the sun.
The building now hosts rock concerts, with capacity for 25,000.
The Torre Agbar is a 38-story tower, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel.
The tower was opened by King Juan Carlos I in 2005.
The lake in Barcelona's Parc de la Ciutadella.
The Font de la Cascada fountain.
This building was previously an arsenal.
The old harbour of Barcelona.
Police patrolling the Barcelona shore.
The aerial tramway connects the Montjuïc hill with the seaside suburb of Barceloneta.
The beach forms an integral part of the neighbourhood of the same name.
A cabin arrives at the Torre Sant Sebastià tramway stop, which also hosts a restaurant.
The central bell towers stand 107 meters tall.
The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau was built between 1901 and 1930.
The hospital complex was designed by Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
The building housed a hospital right up until 2009.
With the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Hospital de Sant Pau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Park Güell is located on Carmel Hill.
The park on Carmel Hill, including this terrace, was designed by Antoni Gaudí.
The park offers panoramic views.
The main terrace is the focal point of the park and is surrounded by a long winding bench.
Doric columns support the main terrace, which is located above the lower court.
The park offers extensive views over the city, including the Sagrada Família.
Ceramic tiles line the bench around the main terrace.
The tilted pillars of this colonnaded pathway are cleverly designed to support the road, above.
Gaudí lived in the building, within the Park Güell, for almost 20 years.
The Hypostyle Room, also known as the 'Hall of a Hundred Columns'.
An ornamental spire, on top of one of the pavilions at the entrance to the park.
A pavilion used by park keepers.
A ceiling Mosaic in the Hypostyle Room.
This building stands at the entrance of the Park Güell.
This narrow spire is crowned by a four-armed cross.
A pavilion at the park's entrance.
Anselmo Clavé (1824 - 1874) was a poet, politician, composer and conductor.
The Arc de Triomf was built in Neo-Mudéjar style by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas.
The Arc de Triomf was the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.
Ornate lamps light the Passeig de Lluís Companys, a wide promenade.
Francesc de Paula Rius i Taulet (1833-1889) was mayor of Barcelona on four occasions.
The Quadriga de l'Aurora, on top of the Font de la Cascada fountain.
The arch was completed in 1888, having been initially unveiled without sculptures in 1881.
Until 2013, França station was the terminus for services from France.
Barcelona Nautical Studies School, part of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
El Cap de Barcelona is a surrealist sculpture by artist Roy Lichtenstein.
This 10-metre long lobster statue was originally part of the Gambrinus seafood restaurant.
The old Customs House was built in the late 18th century.
Barcelona's bike share scheme, inaugurated in 2007, is called Bicing.
A decorated water tower, located in Barceloneta park.
Lighting hangs above the walkway, at the northern end of Port Olímpic.
The Aduana building was constructed in 1902.
The Nou Camp is the largest stadium in Europe, with capacity for 99,354.
The FC Barcelona stadium opened in 1957.
The stadium has hosted two UEFA Champions League finals, and was also used in the 1982 World Cup.
The Plaça d'Espanya was built for the 1929 International Exposition.
The Plaça d'Espanya fountain stands 33 metres high.
The Venetian Towers stand on either side of the Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina.
A sculpture at the top of Casa Fajol, popularly known as Casa de la Papallona ('butterfly house').
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya traverses one thousand years of Catalan art.
This fountain was designed by the architect Josep Maria Jujol, one of Gaudí's main associates.
The 47-metre high towers were built ahead of the 1929 International Exposition.
Ionic columns were installed here in 1919 to symbolise the stripes of the Catalan senyera.
Base of replica columns, erected in 2010 after the original Four Columns were demolished in 1928.
The Palau Nacional, or National Palace, was the main venue for the 1929 International Exposition.
The National Palace is designed according to Spanish Renaissance architecture.
Water cascades down Montjuïc Hill, in front of the Palau Nacional.
First installed in 1919, the Four Columns were intended to be one of the main icons of Catalanism.
The Palau Nacional was extended in 2004 to accommodate the National Art Museum's entire collection.
Montjuïc Hill hosted several events of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Montjuïc Castle is an old military fortress.
The Port of Barcelona is Europe's ninth largest container port.
A cannon points directly at a cruise liner moored in the Port of Barcelona.
The port, viewed here from Montjuïc Castle, occupies 10 square kilometres of land.
Statue dedicated to Gaspar de Portolà (1716–1786), a soldier and administrator in New Spain.
The cable car rises from Montjuïc Park to Montjuïc Castle.
The Port of Barcelona is Spain's third-largest container port.
The port sits to the south of the city centre.
These pillars represent the four stripes of the Catalan flag.
