I find Sagrada Familia to be a masterpiece precisely because it transcends the traditional styles. It takes the Gothic idea of directing your gaze and thoughts upwards and raises it to an entirely new level, and does the same for the medieval tradition of using the stained glass windows and stone carvings of figures and symbols as teaching tools. The building is a fantastic exercise in symbolism. It is Gaudi's imagination made real, a statement that you must reach into your own imagination to begin to understand the divine and your relationship with the supernatural. It stands there to demonstrate how faith can give you a whole new way of viewing the world.