Spain's architectural marvel, La Sagrada Familia, nears completion
Spain's most popular tourist attraction, the basilica of La Sagrada Familia, has entered its final construction phase.
The Daily Mail reported that the intricate and spectacular cathedral could be finished in the first third of the 21st century.
Chief architect Jordi Fauli told the Mail the plan to have the towers and most of the church's structure completed in 2026 for the 100th anniversary of architect Antoni Gaudi's death was on track.
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"It's difficult to predict but we can say that it will be completed by 2030, 2032," he said.
Once complete, the Tower of Jesus Christ, at 172 metres, will make the Sagrada Familia the tallest cathedral in Europe.
The first stone was laid on March 19, 1882 following the Neo-gothic design drawn up by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano, the first architect of the Sagrada Familia.
Visionary architect Antoni Gaudi took over the design of the Sagrada Familia in 1883 until his death on June 10, 1926, due to a traffic accident.
More than 3 million people visit the basilica each year.
First appeared on Stuff.co.nz.
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