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10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The church buzzes with activity: sculptors dangle from spires; stone masons carve
huge slabs of stone; and cranes and scaffolding litter the site. Observing the con-
struction in progress enables visitors to grasp the monumental scale of the project.
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Sight Guide
TheentrancestotheSagradaFamíliaareonC/SardenyaandC/Marina(groups
only)alongwithgiftshopsandlifts.Therearetwolifts,oneineachfaçade,and
they cost €4.50 to use (the stairs are not open to the public). The museum is
near the entrance on c/Sardenya. Eight of the 18 planned towers are built, four
in each façade.
Tip:
Sit in a terrace bar on nearby Avinguda Gaudí and drink in the view of
Gaudí's masterpiece illuminated at night.
Tip:
Forthebestphotos,gettothetemplebefore8am:thelightontheNativ-
ity Façade is excellent and the tour buses haven't yet arrived.
Tip:
LookoutforthecryptogramonthePassionFaçade,wherethenumbers
add up to the age of Christ at his death.
