Unfinished Sagrada Família breaks the 100-metre barrier
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 @ 10:03 AM
BARCELONA'S iconic Sagrada Família cathedral has finally broken the 100-metres-high barrier – 92 years after it started being built.
The unusual, ultra-modern and totally-unique temple – the inside of which is split almost equally between the mass area, the tourist trail and the cement-mixer zone – remains unfinished to this day, but work has never stopped on it since the 1920s.
Plans are afoot to have it completed by June 2026, exactly 100 years after its creator, Antoni Gaudí, met his end when hit by a bus whilst crossing the street to his very own masterpiece.
In total, it will have 18 towers, or spires, and will stand at 172.5 metres in height, once finished.
The six central spires are currently being built – four for the Evangelists, the Mary Tower, and the final pièce de résistance, the Jesus Christ Tower, which will be the highest of all and will take eight years to construct.
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