Its Gaudy not Gaudy

So this is la Sagrada Familia, one of Gaudi's greatest works.  Its a massive church that has been under construction for about 150 years and will continue to be under construction for a while longer.  Once completed there will be about fourteen spires with the largest being a little taller then the empire state building.  Gaudi was a master of blending art and nature, his design is a brand of art nouveau.  As you can see above, the at a little under half the final height the front facade is very impressive, even with all the cranes and construction about.

Along the front their are little look out balconies that really put the massive size of this project into perspective.

Here is the main theme of the front facade, the tree of life. (or a Christmas tree?)  From this branch there is a network of intertwining branches that run down the front of the church, there are lots of animals and lifelike people in scenes of merryment.  All very nature oriented and organically carved into the stone.

Along the side of the church which is much more sober than the main front the spires are toped by baskets full of fruits.  Good for family sangria (get it, get it?)

Here is the opposite facade of La Sagrada Familia.  It is the complete opposite of its more famous other half.  This side is much more sober, somber and straight laced.  It shows scenes from the later part of Jesus' life.  

Here you can see that the nature is gone, the lines are more straight and its entirely inorganic.

The one nice thing about this facade is that all of the figures are cubist sculpture which is pretty neat.  There is an interesting juxtaposition between the flow of the capes and the boxy figures.

Here is cubist Jesus that hangs at the top of the cubist side of La Sagrada Familia.