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The final section of the central tower at Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u2019s Sagrada Familia has been officially installed in Barcelona
\nA 17-meter-high steel and glass cross was winched into position to complete the towering structure dedicated to Jesus Christ
\nThe architectural milestone brings the project to its maximum height and cements its status as the tallest church in the world<\/p>\n
144 years after construction first began, the final piece of the central tower at Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a>\u2018s iconic Sagrada Familia has officially been laid in place in Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marking a historic milestone for one of architectural history\u2019s most notoriously unfinished buildings, the upper section of a 17-meter-high, four-sided steel and glass cross was recently winched into position. The precise installation officially completes the central tower dedicated to Jesus Christ, bringing the magnificent structure to its absolute maximum height of 172.5 meters. With this newly reached elevation, the Sagrada Familia officially surpasses Germany\u2019s Ulm Minster to become the tallest church in the world.\n<\/p>\n The installation confirms the project\u2019s highly anticipated final stage of construction for the main building, which is slated for full completion in 2026 to commemorate the centenary of Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u2019s death. While the core structure is finally nearing its long-awaited conclusion, work on the intricate Glory Fa\u00e7ade is projected to continue for another decade. The historic achievement seamlessly coincides with Barcelona currently serving as the UNESCO<\/a> World Capital of Architecture for 2026.\n<\/p>\n An official ceremony to mark the completion of the central tower is scheduled to take place on June 10 in Barcelona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary The final section of the central tower at Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u2019s Sagrada Familia has been officially installed in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-499385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}