Pope Francis declared the Sagrada Familia architect “venerable,” the second step in the beatification process. He still must ...

On 14 April 2025, Pope Francis declared Antoni Gaudí, the visionary behind Barcelona's Sagrada Família, 'Venerable', marking ...

Last year, Barcelona launched a three-year Action Plan for the High-Traffic Area of the Sagrada Familia to manage tourism.

Gaudi created several buildings elsewhere in Spain, and there were stories that he once drew up plans for a hotel in New York. But his greatest work was largely confined to Barcelona and its suburbs.

In a bid to stop overcrowding and allow locals to move around easily, Barcelona will be making a large public square at the ...

Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's ...

Angry with tourists hogging the street, the city is hoping to create a zone that is dedicated entirely to taking selfies.

Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia basilica, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced Monday. Gaudi, nicknamed "God's ...

The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues". Gaudí - who has been dubbed by some as "God's architect" - is the designer of one of ...