Last Updated on: 25th June 2026, 01:54 pm
After 144 years of ongoing construction work, Barcelona’s skyline is now fitted with the completed silhouette of La Sagrada Familia church.
The church, at least the outside, was officially completed on June 10, 2026 Barcelona time, after the 100 tonne white cross was installed at the top of the Tower of Jesus Christ, making it the highest point of the church. (There is another, smaller white cross on the side of the church that is visible from the windows inside the Passion Tower). Ironically, the cross was made in Germany and shipped to Spain. It is designed in a way that a a cross can be seen from any of the four sides of the tower; essentially a cross prism with a cross attached to all 4 sides of a rectangular prism.
The church now has multiple towers, but only the Nativity Tower and the Passion Tower remains accessible to visitors, with a viewing platform on the Jesus tower due in 2027.
Many architects and designers worked on the church, but Gaudi is the most credited. The church’s structure took 144 years to complete.
However, the work is not done. The interior will take several more years to complete.
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