At the Palau de Arte

Sagrada Familia

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June 10th 2007
We finally made it to Sagrada Familia. It was amazing. I think it was the most awe imspiring building I have ever seen...let alone church...and it isn't even finished. It is huge and it is as if it grows from the roots of the ground through the earth we live in and spirals to heaven. I hope I'm still around when they finish it because if I could go see it in completion I might just float throu ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more