West Sacristy

The sacristies are the ecclesiastical rooms in which the objects of liturgical celebrations are kept and in which the priests dress for the celebration. They are usually found inside churches, but Gaudí decided to house two in the cloister, in the north and west corners of the Basilica, attached to the apse.

In 2016, the works on the western sacristy where we are located were completed. Construction of the other sacristy is planned to begin in 2022. Architecturally they are identical: square base, 40 meters high and consist of a basement and five more floors, connected by an attached spiral staircase. On the outside, each sacristy is divided into two parts: a stone wall that reproduces the structure of the sections of the cloister and, supported on this base, a dome of twelve paraboloids pierced with triangular openings that provide lighting.