Building of the Sagrada Familia began in 1882. Gaudi started working on it in 1883.[4] He took over the project, and changed it with his ideas on architecture and engineering.
Gaudi worked on it until he died. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the building was finished.[8] The Sagrada Familia'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.[8]
Gallery
Passion façade (2010)
Nativity façade (2010)
West side (cranes removed). (2009)
Glory façade (2008)
Sagrada Família Nativity façade by night (February 2015)
Standing in the transept and looking northeast (2011)
Zoom in the façade (2011)
References
↑"Fundació junta constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família" [Foundation for the construction board of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família]. Fundacions.cat (in Catalan). 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021. [translated] Targets: Construction, conservation and restoration of a temple, faithfully executing the project of Antoni Gaudí.
↑"The Foundation and the History, Main Milestones". BASÍLICA de la SAGRADA FAMíLIA [Basilica of the Holy Family]. Retrieved 12 December 2021. 2012: Jordi Faulí takes over from Jordi Bonet as head architect and site manager for the works on the Temple of the Sagrada Família, which carry on according to Antoni Gaudí's plans.
Zerbst, Rainer (1988). Antoni Gaudi- A Life Devoted to Architecture. trans. from German by Doris Jones and Jeremy Gaines. Hamburg, Germany: Taschen. ISBN978-3-8228-0074-4.
Nonell, Juan Bassegoda (2004). Antonio Gaudi: Master Architect. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN978-0-7892-0220-8.
Schneider, Rolf (2004). Manfred Leier (ed.). 100 most beautiful cathedrals of the world: A journey through five continents. trans. from German by Susan Ghanouni and Rae Walter. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books. p. 33. ISBN978-0-7858-1888-5.