Gaze up at the Nativity Facade of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, and you will get lost in the intricate details cascading down the church. A visual bible set in stone telling the story of the birth and early life of Jesus Christ through lifelike figures mixed in between thick lashings of chiselled foliage.
It's the work of one Antoni Gaudí, a Catalan architect known for paving the way for the Modernisme movement that can be seen across Barcelona. The Nativity Scene was the only part of the Sagrada Família – his life’s work – that this creative genius saw complete before he died in 1926. One hundred years on, Barcelona is commemorating the centenary anniversary of the death of the architect, which happens to coincide with the Sagrada Família’s largest tower reaching its peak, making it the tallest church on the planet.
