圣家堂

聖家堂
Shèngjiātáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Sagrada Família, the basilica in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, under construction since 1882

Examples

HSK 5
Shèngjiātáng cóng yī bā bā èr nián kāishǐ xiūjiàn, yǐjing jiàn le yìbǎi duō nián.
Work on the Sagrada Família began in 1882 and has gone on for more than a hundred years.
HSK 7-9
Shèngjiātáng shì Bāsàiluónà zuì yǒumíng de jiàotáng.
The Sagrada Família is Barcelona's most famous church.

Tips

history
高迪 took over the project in 1883 and worked on it until his death in 1926; he is buried in its crypt. Building is paid for by donations and ticket sales, one reason it has taken so long.
memory
圣 "holy" and 家 "family" give the Holy Family, and 堂 "hall" is the same as in 教堂 "church".

Stroke Order

圣 shèng
家 jiā
堂 táng