Overtourism, tourist crowd waiting outside in front of the Nativity Facade to visit Basilica La Sagrada Familia, by Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, Spain


The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on Sagrada Família is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica.


Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: La Sagrada Familia, La Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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