The completion of the church's central tower in 2026 will mark the end of the lengthy process of building one of the world's most iconic pieces of architecture.
famous Sagrada Familia is due to finally be complete 144 years after the building work first started in 1882, according to the Sagrada Familia Foundation.
The church is the most famous piece by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, who is buried in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia.Worthing 15-storey tower block wins UK's most beautiful new building award The four Evangelist towers, representing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, surround the tower of Jesus Christ, and together with the tower of the Virgin Mary, which was inaugurated in 2021, they make up the six main towers of the Sagrada Familia.Another incomplete element of the building, the Chapel of the Assumption, is expected to be finished in 2025.The Sagrada Familia is one of the most visited sites in Spain, having attracted more than 4.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Foundation.
Technical differences about the cost of materials led then-up-and-coming architect Antoni Gaudi to take over in designing the church, which has since become one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.
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