The Sagrada Familia And St. Basil's Cathedral

Here is a comparison that I cannot find any documentation of but cannot stop wondering about. I wonder if the Sagrada Familia was inspired by, if not modeled on, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. There is no record of the architect of the Sagrada Familia ever visiting Russia. The cathedral was begun in the time of the tsars, and I can find no record that a tsar ever visited Spain. So, I will just let readers have a look and decide if there is a connection between the two.

Let's take a look at the fantastic cathedral in Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia. There are many photos, you do not have to look through all of them.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/La+Sagrada+Familia/@41.4036299,2.1743558,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipO6_K23guoBo1Eoleg5OwE2dyu9aI5TURy-_zQ1!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipO6_K23guoBo1Eoleg5OwE2dyu9aI5TURy-_zQ1%3Dw86-h114-k-no!7i3456!8i4608!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x12a4a2dcd83dfb93:0x9bd8aac21bc3c950!2sLa+Sagrada+Familia!8m2!3d41.4036299!4d2.1743558!3m4!1s0x12a4a2dcd83dfb93:0x9bd8aac21bc3c950!8m2!3d41.4036299!4d2.1743558

Now, let's take a look at St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. This cathedral is far older, nearly five hundred years old, than the Sagrada Familia. But look at the design of the outside, with the domes atop towers that are congruent to the spires of the Sagrada Familia. Concentrate on the outside of this cathedral, rather than the inside.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Basil's+Cathedral/@55.7525229,37.6230868,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNPAaHFpG-hZACG1LpeIAbMWM7SMnXllc8c5tJO!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNPAaHFpG-hZACG1LpeIAbMWM7SMnXllc8c5tJO%3Dw86-h86-k-no!7i2600!8i2599!4m5!3m4!1s0x46b54a5962e69605:0xa4cf168ae7cb3ae5!8m2!3d55.7525226!4d37.623087

St. Basil's Cathedral has domes instead of spires but both have a tallest one in the middle, or at least the Sagrada Familia will have when it is completed.

Notice the prominent upward-pointing triangles on both cathedrals.

Both ignore architectural conventions, and make rules of their own. The Sagrada Familia seems to particularly ignore the architectural norms of straight lines and right angles.

St. Basil's Cathedral looks different when seen from different vantage points, the domes cannot be seen all at once from the ground. Likewise, the Sagrada Familia has three different facades facing different directions.

Both are known for being colorful, with St. Basil's Cathedral being colorful on the outside while the Sagrada Familia is colorful on the inside, due to it's windows.

There is no reference to it but I will leave it up to you to decide if St. Basil's Cathedral was an inspiration, or at least a great influence, on the Sagrada Familia.