Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia lights up its two new towers

The Sagrada Familia De Barcelona illuminated its two new towers for the first time on Friday, December 16, marking the end of this year, a new phase in this extraordinary project that began 140 years ago and now extends its home. Dedicated to the evangelists Saint Luke and Saint Mark, these two towers, along with two large sculptures in the shape of a bull and a lion, are lit up every year after the traditional Christmas concert held in the Catalan-designed basilica. Architect Anthony Gaudi.

With these two new structures, ending at a height of 135 meters, eleven of the 18 towers planned for this monumental project are now complete, including half of the six central towers, where the construction team is focusing its efforts.

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No final date yet

“By the end of 2023, we plan to complete the towers dedicated to Matthew and Jean, which will allow us to open the entire complex dedicated to the Evangelists.“, Esteve Camps, representative president of this private nomination foundation, explained in a press release. In 2026, the year Barcelona will celebrate the centenary of the death of the great Catalan architect, the construction team plans to complete the Tower of Jesus Christ, which will be the highest point of the building with a height of 172.5 meters. In accordance with Gaudi’s plan .

The group, which is financing the building through private donations and tourist revenue, originally planned for the site’s completion in 2026 precisely. But work was stopped during the epidemic, and this schedule was forced to be revised. Although visitors are gradually returning, the construction team has not yet announced a new date for the completion of the work that began in 1882. Anthony Gowdy Devoted four decades – until his death in 1926, hit by a streetcar. The new towers will be illuminated every evening until January 8.