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world1 month ago•8 min saved

Sagrada Família Reaches New Summit as World’s Tallest Church

Barcelona’s Sagrada Família has completed its main structure and all towers, reaching 172.5 meters to become the world's tallest church. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV amid Gaudí centenary celebrations, with a notable moment as a blind 13-year-old presented a scale model of the Tower of Jesus. The pope blessed the final spire, and while construction moves toward final completion, the Glory Façade remains unfinished, with completion expected around 2034–2035.

via HOLA|

#barcelona #gaudi #pope-leo-xiv

religion1 month ago•186 min saved

Pope Blesses Gaudí's Sagrada Família Tower, Century in the Making

Pope Leo XIV visited Barcelona to bless the Tower of Jesus Christ at Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, a milestone in the 144-year construction and a centenary since Gaudí’s death, with the church touted as possibly the world’s tallest. The 18 towers symbolize biblical figures and the façades narrate Jesus’ life; Gaudí’s successors use digital modelling, 3D printing and robotics to continue his work. The Mass, attended by Spain’s King and Queen, included a visit to Gaudí’s tomb and concluded with the tower’s blessing, lights, fireworks and drone displays. The pope praised Gaudí as an architect inspired by faith and noted that the project remains a work in progress, while the Vatican advances Gaudí’s path toward sainthood.

via CNN|

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world1 month ago•184 min saved

Pope Blesses Gaudí’s Sagrada Família Tower, Marking a Milestone in Barcelona

Pope Leo XIV blessed the Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Família during Holy Mass, marking a milestone in the 144‑year construction and exactly 100 years since Gaudí’s death. The basilica’s 18 towers honor biblical figures and its façades narrate Jesus’s life; Gaudí’s successors continue with modern technology to inch toward completion, a symbol of faith and spiritual pilgrimage, while the pope urged peace and compassion.

via CNN|

#barcelona #gaudi #pope-leo-xiv

technology1 month ago•17 min saved

Gaudí's Sagrada Família: from ancient arches to the world's tallest church

Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona—still unfinished—has become the world’s tallest church at 172.5m thanks to a catenary-arch design and cutting-edge engineering: tree-like load-bearing columns, internal steel-tendoned pre-stressed stone panels to replace flying buttresses, and an Arup-led approach that lightens weight and improves wind resistance; the project also uses drones and AI to monitor cracks as it nears completion, with a centenary inauguration of the central tower.

via BBC|

#arup #catenary-arch #gaudi

culture1 month ago•5 min saved

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.”

via CBS News|

#architecture #barcelona #construction

arts-and-design1 month ago•181 min saved

Lego unveils its biggest set yet: a 12,060-piece Sagrada Família

Lego has unveiled a 12,060-piece Sagrada Família set, its largest model to date, standing 24 inches tall with stained-glass window effects and priced at $799.99. Pre-orders are open now, with shipping slated for November 1 to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death.

via CNN|

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architecture1 month ago•21 min saved

Lego Debuts Record-Breaking Sagrada Família Architecture Set for Gaudí Centennial

Lego has unveiled its largest Architecture set to celebrate Antoni Gaudí’s centenary: a 12,060‑piece replica of the Sagrada Família that stands about 62 cm tall, features interior lighting through stained glass, and can be disassembled into sections to reveal the interior—reflecting Gaudí’s evolving design—marking the brand’s most ambitious architectural model to date.

via Dezeen|

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world4 months ago•10 min saved

Cross installation completes Sagrada Família's central tower exterior

The Sagrada Família has completed the external works on its central Tower of Jesus Christ with the installation of the upper arm of the cross on February 20, 2026, making the six central towers externally complete. Interior work will continue through 2027–2028. The cross, 17 meters tall, was pre-assembled in seven sections and hoisted into place; inside the upper arm a sculpture of the Agnus Dei by Andrea Mastrovito will be installed. The milestone coincides with the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death and advances the project toward completion of the basilica.

via Vatican News|

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world4 months ago•3 min saved

Sagrada Familia reaches its soaring peak as central tower tops out at 172.5 meters

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia completed its central tower with the final piece, reaching 172.5 meters—the tallest building in the city and the world’s tallest church—after 144 years of construction. A ceremony will mark Gaudí’s death centenary on June 10, and work on the Glory façade is expected to take about a decade, funded by the basilica’s tourism income.

via The Guardian|

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world8 months ago•1 min saved

Sagrada Família Achieves Title as World's Tallest Church

The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona has become the world's tallest church, surpassing Ulm Münster with a height of 162.91 meters, and is expected to reach 172 meters upon completion of its central tower next year, marking nearly 140 years of ongoing construction since 1882.

via DW|

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world10 months ago•3 min saved

Sagrada Familia to Reach New Heights as Europe's Tallest Church

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is set to complete its tallest central tower by early 2026, making it the tallest church in Europe at 172 meters, with construction continuing for several more years and celebrating architect Antoni Gaudí's legacy on his 100th death anniversary.

via AP News|

#barcelona #church #gaudi

architecture2 years ago•1 min saved

"Iconic Sagrada Familia in Barcelona Set for 2026 Completion"

The iconic Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is set to be completed in 2026, over 140 years after construction began. The final tower, dedicated to Jesus Christ, will reach 172.5 meters and feature a 17-meter-tall cross. Designed by Antoni Gaudí, the basilica's completion will make it the world's tallest church. Construction was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War and carried out illegally for 137 years until a building permit was finally issued in 2019.

via CNN|

#architecture #barcelona #completion