Sagrada Familia (Barcelona, 2026)

Sagrada Familia

Function / usage:	Church Basilica
Other name(s):	Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
Construction phase:	1882 - 2026
Status:	under construction

Location:	Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Next to	School of the Sagrada Familia (1909)
Coordinates:	41° 24' 12.00" N 2° 10' 28.00" E

tower height

100-150 m

towers	masonry
building structure	masonry

1875	First plans are drawn for a cathedral based on the basilica of Loreto in Italy.
1877	The architect of the Diocese, Francisco de Paula de Villar, offers to draw up a plan for free.
19 March 1882	The first stone is laid based on Vilar's drawings.
3 November 1883	Gaudí takes over as architect after Villar's resignation.
1884 - 1887	Construction of the crypt.
1885	Consecration of the chapel of Saint Joseph.
1891 - 1900	Construction of the Eastern façade.
1898	Gaudí decides to change the floor plans for the Eastern bell towers. The originally square plan becomes circular.
1900	Ornaments on the portals of the Eastern façade are mostly finished. The bell towers have reached a height of 32 meters.
1906	Financial problems reduce the pace of construction.
1914	Construction is halted because of lack of funds. Up to date 3.3 million pesetas were used. A model of the church is built.
1918	Gaudí's final design of the Western façade (Passion) is completed.
30 November 1925	The bell tower dedicated to Saint Barnabas is completed.
1926	Gaudí is buried in the crypt after his death.
1927 - 1930	Completion of the remaining three bell towers of the Eastern façade.
1936	A fire in the crypt destroys parts of Gaudí's archives and models.
1954	Foundations of the Western façade are begun.
1976	The tops of the towers for the Western façade are completed.
1985	Completion of the Western façade.

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