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While diverting, and occasionally provocative, the pockets of architectural interest throughout the Eixample hardly command mass appeal. The same is not true, however, of the new town's most famous monument, Antoni Gaudi's great Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (daily: March, Sept & Oct 9am-7pm; April-Aug 9am-8pm; Nov-Feb 9am-6pm; ?4.80; metro line 2 or 5 to Sagrada Familia), a good way northeast of the Placa de Catalunya and just north of the Diagonal. In many ways this has become a kind of symbol for the city, and was one of the few churches (along with the cathedral) left untouched by the orgy of church burning which followed the 1936 revolution. It's an essential stop on any visit to Barcelona, for, more than any building in the Barri Gotic, it speaks volumes about the Catalan urge to glorify uniqueness and endeavour. It is the most fantastic of the modern architectural creations in which Barcelona excels - and is almost certain to set you on the trail of other modernista works. Even the coldest hearts will find the Sagrada Familia inspirational in form and spirit.
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