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Final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia to reach its peak with the completion of its soaring central tower

Barcelona's towering Sagrada Familia basilica will reach its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí remains years away from completion.

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‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place

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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century

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Cross completed on Sagrada Família's Jesus Tower in Barcelona

The giant cross crowning the Tower of Jesus Christ of Barcelona's world-famous Sagrada Família has been put in place, marking the final stage in the construction of the temple's tallest tower.

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The Sagrada Família reaches maximum height after more than a century

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Milestone: Arm of cross placed atop Barcelona's Sagrada Familia making it reach its maximum height

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Spain confirms Gaudi designed remote forest building

By Christophe Van Der Perre, Nacho Doce and Joan Faus LA POBLA DE LILLET, Spain, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities said on Wednesday renowned modernist architect Antoni Gaudi designed a building in a remote forest area of Catalonia,

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Spain: Unfinished Gaudí church gets permit after 137 years

BARCELONA, Spain – Property owners have a new yardstick by way of Spain for measuring frustration over building permit requests they suspect got lost in a local government bureaucracy. Barcelona City Hall finally has issued a work permit for the ...

Houston Chronicle

Gaudí's architecture looms large in Barcelona

BARCELONA, SPAIN -- Stylishly dressed pedestrians filter through a bottleneck of narrow streets, window-shopping, touring cathedrals or soaking up the afternoon sun at a sidewalk cafe in Barri Gòtic, Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. Every tempting twist in the ...

AOL

7 architectural gems to see in Barcelona—from Gaudí and beyond

Barcelona is the birthplace of Catalan Modernisme, an architectural style characterized by curved lines and fluid shapes, ornamentation inspired by nature, and by the expression of national symbols, such as Catalonia’s patron Saint George. “Catalan ...

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Spain confirms Gaudí designed remote forest building

Spanish authorities said on Wednesday that renowned modernist architect Antoni Gaudí designed a building in a remote forest area of Catalonia, ending speculation over who was behind the project built in the early 20th century.