Moody Monday 21.4.2008: Incomplete
Today’s Moody Monday photography challenge is incomplete.
I don’t think that there’s anything in my collection that’s more blatantly incomplete than Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona. The church, under construction since 1882, is projected to be completed in 2026 on the 100th anniversary of the architect’s death.
A visit to the church is heavily recommended - the gigantic building is full of odd details, made even more strange by the state of the construction (as evidenced by the flock of cranes surrounding and covering the area). Some parts have been ready for decades and show appropriate weathering, whereas signifcant parts exist only on paper. The crypt of the church has an interesting museum that describes the long history of the construction effort.
As usual, the full-size image is available by clicking the photograph.
Matti:
Some old domes took much longer, some of them almost 500 years, e.g. the one in Milan, if I remember correctly.
The humanity is growing impatient.
April 26, 2008, 16:05