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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
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Sagrada Família, Roman Catholic minor basilica in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí. Begun in 1882 and still unfinished in the first quarter of the 21st century, the Sagrada Família, notable for its tactile organic form, is one of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks.
Oct 2, 2023 · After a wait of more than 140 years, five central towers of Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica are at last finished.
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Mar 25, 2024 · The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will finally be finished in 2026, more than 140 years after construction started, officials have confirmed.
- It is an architectural icon. The Sagrada Família is the most forceful architectural display representing a very specific, tumultuous time in history: the turn of the 20th century when the western world, and Barcelona, were suddenly transformed.
- It is the only great Temple in the world that is still under construction. Cathedrals have always taken a long time to build, in some cases a very long time: the Cologne Cathedral (Germany) took 632 to finish; the Milan Cathedral, 577 years; and Westminster Abbey, in London, was built in just 500 years.
- It is the masterpiece of a genius. Even though the whole city came out to say goodbye to Gaudí when he died, at that time his work wasn’t much appreciated from an artistic or architectural standpoint.
- It is the perfect combination of tradition and innovation. This duality has been present since Gaudí’s time and explains, for example, how the Temple’s central towers, a huge constructive challenge, can be finished in under five years, while the stone used to make them has the age-old artisan touch of the stonemasons.
Nov 24, 2020 · Together with seven other pieces of Gaudi’s work, La Sagrada Familia is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The original plans involved a temple-style nave which would seat 13,000 people, and a 170m high tower above the transept.
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May 26, 2017 · We look at some interesting facts about Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, a piece of Antoni Gaudí architecture in construction since 1882.
