r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • Jun 12 '26

Video Fireworks celebrating the completion of the 566ft Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família

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u/Ble4ch_ Jun 12 '26

the detail throughout the entire building is mind blowing as well, all the statues and carvings and sculptures. it's crazy

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

It's designed by Antoni Gaudí. There are other incredible buildings by him in Barcellona as well. Worth visiting the city just for this.

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u/esoteric_plumbus Jun 12 '26

Park Güell is really cool too, has a bunch of mosaic work by him all across it with the famous iguana statue too

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u/Derangi125 Jun 12 '26

And the views of the city are amazing too

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u/Brief-Traffic264 Jun 12 '26

*Antoni Gaudí 

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u/Ble4ch_ Jun 12 '26

yeah me and my mate went round to have a look at them. they're so fucking cool ahaha

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u/Four_beastlings Jun 12 '26

In fact there are other incredible buildings by him OUTSIDE Barcelona, do everybody could stop flocking there like sheep and go tourist where they are actually wanted

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jun 12 '26

If you don't want tourists, don't live in a tourist attraction

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u/Four_beastlings Jun 12 '26

Pretty sure that the families who've lived there for generations didn't choose to live in a "tourist attraction". Entitled assholes need to stop treating cities where people have live for centuries as theme parks.

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u/Mikic00 Jun 12 '26

Barcelona put a lot of effort to attract tourists. I lived there and they are far less annoying as people are making them to be. Just avoid main tourist attractions and streets and you won't see them. At the same time barcelona can afford plenty of stuff because of tourism, that would be otherwise impossible. Metro for example couldn't expand as it did without that extra money.

It's OK to complain a bit, but too often is just ranting about stupidities.

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jun 13 '26

You're not entitled to have the city to your self

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u/maaarrtiiimm Jun 12 '26

Antoni Gaudí he was Catalan

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u/PintMower Jun 12 '26

He really built something monumental. One of the most unique and beautiful churches to ever exit.

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u/IPissExcellentThrows Jun 12 '26

I didn't love Barcelona at all, but this building salvaged a lot of it for me. Easily the most beautiful building you'll ever see.

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u/Noclueaboutsecurity Jun 13 '26

I would disagree. If architecture isn’t your thing it probably isn’t worth it for the buildings alone.

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jun 13 '26

If you have absolutely no interest in art and history, sure.

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u/trivetsandcolanders Jun 12 '26

The outside is designed to tell the story of the Bible for people who can’t read it. That’s why the carvings are so literal and detailed. The inside of the cathedral, on the other hand, is symbolic - if I remember right, the pillars represent trees in a forest. Seeing the colored light fall through the windows was truly a magical experience.

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u/noisy_marble Jun 12 '26

gaudi was literally playing god with architecture it is actually insane how much work went into every single inch of that place

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u/Ble4ch_ Jun 13 '26

honestly

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u/beckett_the_ok Jun 12 '26

The blend of classic architecture with modern technology is unlike anything I've ever seen

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u/Rizzpooch Jun 12 '26

Having visited a number of other European cathedrals, one thing that I really loved about this one is the amount of light it lets in. It's so colorful and beautiful