Many travelers to Barcelona, Spain, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Sagrada ...

But the church wasn't always Gaudí's. The architect that was first commissioned to work on the Sagrada, Francisco de Paula del Villar, was replaced after disagreeing with its promoters.

Pope Francis declared famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí venerable April 14, 2025, recognizing his heroic virtues in a ...