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From The Times :
It has taken longer than planned but 141 years after the first stone was laid the Sagrada Familia has passed a milestone with the completion of four towers.
Each represents one of the four evangelists, the reputed writers of the gospels, and the final sculptural pieces have been set in place: Matthew is an angel and John an eagle. They join Mark and Luke, in the forms of a lion and an ox.
Scaffolding will be removed, revealing Antonio Gaudi’s masterpiece in its full glory. A celebratory Mass will be held.
Work will now focus on the final and tallest tower, dedicated to Jesus. If all goes to plan the church’s construction will be finished by 2026. The evangelists, all bearing wings in accordance with Christian iconography, are the work of the sculptor Xavier Medina-Campeny. They weigh between six and nine tonnes each.
When the figure of Jesus soon crowns the central tower, the Sagrada Familia will be the world’s tallest church, at 172.5 metres.
It has taken longer than planned but 141 years after the first stone was laid the Sagrada Familia has passed a milestone with the completion of four towers.
Each represents one of the four evangelists, the reputed writers of the gospels, and the final sculptural pieces have been set in place: Matthew is an angel and John an eagle. They join Mark and Luke, in the forms of a lion and an ox.
Scaffolding will be removed, revealing Antonio Gaudi’s masterpiece in its full glory. A celebratory Mass will be held.
Work will now focus on the final and tallest tower, dedicated to Jesus. If all goes to plan the church’s construction will be finished by 2026. The evangelists, all bearing wings in accordance with Christian iconography, are the work of the sculptor Xavier Medina-Campeny. They weigh between six and nine tonnes each.
When the figure of Jesus soon crowns the central tower, the Sagrada Familia will be the world’s tallest church, at 172.5 metres.