Sagrada Familia in 2026
- Author
- John Hill
- Published on
- Oct 7, 2013
When the great Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi died in 1926 at the age of 73 only one-quarter of the Basïlica de la Sagrada Famïlia in Barcelona was complete. Gaudi started working in 1883 on what would become his magnum opus, devoting much of his life to the massive project. When la Sagrada Famïlia will be complete has always been a question mark, but a recent PR push, which includes the short film below, sets that date as 2026, the centenary of Guadi's death.
While that timely target date is hardly a guarantee, at 143 years of construction it would still make the basilica an anomalous building, having been built across many generations, akin to Gothic and earlier construction rather than modern building. This means, as the video illustrates, that the final form of the church has changed over time, a malleability that Gaudi designed into the church, clearly indicating how he knew its realization would outlive him.
While that timely target date is hardly a guarantee, at 143 years of construction it would still make the basilica an anomalous building, having been built across many generations, akin to Gothic and earlier construction rather than modern building. This means, as the video illustrates, that the final form of the church has changed over time, a malleability that Gaudi designed into the church, clearly indicating how he knew its realization would outlive him.