Gaudí’s Dream Rises as Sagrada Família Becomes World’s Tallest Church

CBS News profiles Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece that now stands at 566 feet with 18 towers, including a cross on the tallest one, marking a milestone in a project that began in 1883 and remains the world’s oldest active construction site. Built as a “Bible out of stone” with interior columns designed to resemble a forest, the basilica withstood the Civil War and now relies on modern techniques and millions of visitors funded by ticket sales (about $150 million last year). Completion date blijft uncertain, with architects noting Gaudí’s era-spanning dream and the adage that “God is not in a hurry.”