Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia: A 141-Year Construction Update

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Published on 11/12/2023 8:14 p.m.

Video duration: 1 min Barcelona: four new towers completed on the Sagrada Familia Barcelona: four new towers completed on the Sagrada Familia – (FRANCEINFO)

Antony Gaudi’s dream is taking shape. In Barcelona, ​​the titanic construction site of the Sagrada Familia has reached a new stage.

The unfinished masterpiece is coming to an end. In the sky of Barcelona (Spain), the sacred Family, the cathedral of the angels, was enriched with four new towers, those of the evangelists. They peak at 135 meters in height. Under construction for 141 years, the Sagrada Familia is the work of the man nicknamed “the architect of God”, Antony Gaudi. A genius or a madman? The question has remained asked since 1882 when the pharaonic construction began. Gaudi brings out hitherto unknown forms.

The master’s will was respected

In Barcelona, ​​the basilica is transformed into a monument, praised in its time by the artist Salvador Dali. After Gaudi’s accidental death in 1926, continuing construction was a risky gamble. A century later, the silhouette of the basilica becomes clearer. Generations of architects have succeeded one another, helped today by computers. The master’s will was respected.

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