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Gaudí’s work is everywhere – but there’s more to this iconic city than one man, writes CIARA NORTON

Straight ahead are the skyscrapers and cranes working towards modernising the city, pulling it into the 21st century. To their left is the Sagrada Família, a half-finished temple intended to dwarf everything else when complete.