The Gaudí Crypt declared a World Heritage Site, is the masterpiece of , the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture: Antonio Gaudí. A real jewel built between 1908 and 1914 in which for the first time he used in a unitary way those innovations that he would later apply to the impressive and iconic Sagrada Familia.
The church is located in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, specifically in the Colonia Güell, one of the most avant-garde industrial neighborhoods of the 19th century. To reach it by public transport from Barcelona, the best options are the buses E79, L72 and L76; lines S3, S4, S8 and S9 of FGC; and the metro L8.
Facts, curiosities and interesting things about Gaudi’s Crypt
1. It was commissioned by Eusebi Güell
Much more than a successful businessman, Eusebi Güell was passionate about the arts and a patron of painters, sculptors and architects, such as Gaudí. admired his creativity and therefore it was to the great architectural genius that he entrusted the constructionof the church of the Colonia Güell-without limits on time, budget or type of work-.
2. It belongs to the naturalist period of Antoni Gaudí
The gaudí’s architectural work was very much conditioned by nature and its forms, hence the use of organic shapes and textures similar to vegetation. In the case of this fantastic crypt you will see that it is completely integrated into the environment, creating a perfect symbiosis with the surrounding forest.
3. It is an unfinished church
Although the ambitious project envisaged a magnificent church with two naves, several side towers and a 40-meter dome, it remained unfinished after Güell’s sons stopped financing the work in 1914. Up to that time, only the lower nave had been built, which we know today and which came to be popularly known as the crypt.
what can you do in the Gaudí Crypt?
Enter the “church of the twisted columns” with audio guide or specialized guide and enjoy the perfect plan at the largest industrial colony of modernist style in Catalonia. We recommend the guided tour, which also includes the permanent exhibition in the old cooperative and Gaudí’s garden.
Barcelona’s architectural wealth attracts millions of people every year who wish to visit the city’s most iconic sites. Places such as the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site or the Palau de la Música Catalana, which are also candlelight Scenarios the candlelight concert series.