Sagrada Família
Landmark
A church in Barcelona that has been under construction since 1882.
Work on the Sagrada Família in Barcelona began in 1882. The architect Antoni Gaudí worked on it for more than forty years, until he died in 1926, and it has been growing ever since.
Gaudí took his shapes from nature: inside, the columns branch like trees. The central tower is about 172 metres high, which makes this the tallest church in the world.
- building began
- 1882
- the central tower
- 172 m
- towers in the design
- 18
- 1
Gaudí knew he would never see it finished. He is said to have joked that his client was in no hurry.
- 2
The building is paid for by the people who visit it.
- 3
The tower was kept just lower than the hill beside the city: Gaudí felt his work should not rise above nature.
Question 1 of 2
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