Sagrada Família facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamíliaBasílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia |
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![]() View of the Passion Façade (Western side) in September 2009
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Barcelona |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
Leadership | Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach |
Year consecrated | 7 November 2010 |
Location | |
Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Antoni Gaudí |
Architectural style | Modernisme |
General contractor | Construction Board of La Sagrada Família Foundation |
Groundbreaking | 1882 |
Completed | 2026-2028 (estimate) |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | Northeast |
Capacity | 9,000 |
Length | 90 metres (300 ft) |
Width | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Width (nave) | 45 metres (148 ft) |
Spire(s) | 18 (8 already built) |
Spire height | 170 metres (560 ft) (planned) |
Official name: Works of Antoni Gaudí | |
Criteria | i, ii, iv |
Designated | 1984 |
Reference no. | 320bis |
Type | Cultural |
State Party | Spain |
Region | Europe and North America |
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
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Official name: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia | |
24-07-1969 | |
(R.I.)-51-0003813-00000 | |
Type | Monument |
The Sagrada Família (full name Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).
Although not finished, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010 it was consecrated (dedicated to a special purpose) and made a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
Building of the Sagrada Família began in 1882. Gaudí started working on it in 1883. He took over the project, and changed it with his ideas on architecture and engineering.
Gaudí worked on it until he died. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the building was finished. The Sagrada Família's building was slow. It needed private donations (people giving money to it). It was stopped by the Spanish Civil War—only to start again in the 1950s. Building was more than halfway done after 2010. Some of the project's biggest problems still remain. There is an expected finish date of 2026–100 years after Gaudí's death.
Images for kids
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Detail of the roof in the nave. Gaudí designed the columns to resemble trees and branches.