{"id":131774,"date":"2026-02-11T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131774"},"modified":"2026-02-10T22:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:25:43","slug":"historic-vintage-cool-spain-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131774","title":{"rendered":"Historic, Vintage, Cool (Spain)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131774\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131775 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia--1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/La-Sagrada-Familia-.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have this thing for anything historic, vintage or cool. Especially when it comes to hotels, restaurants, diners, cafes and music venues. I want to show you landmarks around the world which are Historic, Vintage and Cool.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the city of Antoni Gaudi: Barcelona!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>La Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/em> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Bas\u00edlica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia is a Roman Catholic basilica designed by Antoni Gaud\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia began in 1882 and Gaud\u00ed began working on the project in 1883. He combined Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms and the basilica became his life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Built on a basic basilica plan, the Latin cross is surrounded on three sides by porticoes. To the east stands the Nativity facade with scenes celebrating Jesus\u2019 birth; on the west is the Passion facade, depicting Jesus\u2019 Crucifixion; and the main entrance boasts the Glory facade, showing how humans can celebrate the divine glory.<\/p>\n<p>Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s original design calls for a total of eighteen spires, representing in ascending order of height:<\/p>\n<p>The Twelve Apostles<br \/>\nThe four Evangelists<br \/>\nThe Virgin Mary, and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>The tower of the Virgin Mary, located above the apse of the church and rising to a height of 453 feet (138 meters), was inaugurated in December 2021. It is topped with a 12-pointed star that is illuminated at night. In 2022 the towers representing the evangelists St. Mark and St. Luke were completed; they measure 443 feet (135 meters) tall.<\/p>\n<p>When a part of the tower of Jesus was lifted into place in 2025, it reached the height of about 534.48 feet (162.91 meters), making the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia the tallest church in the world. It surpassed the then-tallest church, Ulm Minster in Germany, whose spire stands at 529.86 feet (161.5 meters), and is expected to rise up to 564 feet (172 meters) when it is completed in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Still incomplete, La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is projected to be finished on 10 June 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaud\u00ed\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more information check out La Sagrada Familia\u2019s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sagradafamilia.org\/en\/home\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F131774\" data-token=\"a05e9f7c82ac6455439a9d3a456605ed\" data-token-time=\"1777254801\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >or Comment Name<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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