La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's Unfinished Masterpiece, Is One Step Closer to Completion. Save this picture! Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's famous yet incomplete landmark, is moving forward toward completion. As of last week, five out of the six central towers have been fully constructed.
How long does the Sagrada Familia take?
roughly 2 hoursHow Long Do you Need to Tour Sagrada Familia? It takes roughly 2 hours to explore Sagrada Familia thoroughly. You can stay for however long you want with one entrance ticket. So take in every moment of your visit to Sagrada Familia and do not miss the crypt and the Gaudi museum in the basement.
Why did the Sagrada Familia take so long to complete?
Why did Gaudi never complete the Sagrada Familia?
Gaudi's Opinion on the Completion of Sagrada FamiliaAware that the structure might not see completion in his lifetime, he extensively drew up models of Sagrada Familia, which when complete, would take up an entire block in the city. Gaudi was also reluctant about funding the project through private investors.
Is the Sagrada Família illegal?
After 137 years the church, designed by the iconic Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, never had a building permit issued, so construction was illegal. The Unesco world heritage site has agreed to pay $41m (£32m) to city authorities as a penalty for the oversight. It is not known why this was overlooked for over a century.