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February 24, 2026

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

  • The church is still unfinished, though its construction began in 1882.
    • By SUMAN NAISHADHAM
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti [enlarge]
    A crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, reaching the basilica’s maximum height of 566 feet.

    BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona's towering Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi remains years away from completion.


     
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