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"The final piece of the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been
laid in place, bringing the church to its maximum final height 144 years after
work began.
After several days when it has been too windy to work, the upper section of the
17 metre-high four-sided steel and glass cross was winched into position at
11am on Friday, completing the tower dedicated to Jesus Christ. At 172.5
metres, the Sagrada Familia, to which the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
devoted the later part of his life, is Barcelona’s tallest building and the
world’s tallest church.
As the Catalan and Vatican flags were raised, Jordi Faulí, the chief architect
for the project, said: “It’s been a joyful day, wonderful for all the people
who have made it possible.”
A ceremony to mark the completion of the tower – the tallest of 18 conceived by
Gaudí – is due to take place on the centenary of Gaudí’s death in 1926 on 10
June, 16 years after the church was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
The end to the building at the church is expected in about a decade with the
construction of a striking south-facing facade.
It was nevertheless a day full of emotion for a city that has lived with
Gaudí’s unfinished work for generations and, although there remains much work
to do, the temple now defines the Barcelona skyline as much as the Eiffel tower
in Paris or the Empire State building in New York."
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