Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
| Sagrada Família Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family |
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View of the Passion Façade (Western side) in September 2009
(cranes digitally removed) |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°24′13″N 2°10′28″E / 41.40361°N 2.17444°ECoordinates: 41°24′13″N 2°10′28″E / 41.40361°N 2.17444°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Barcelona |
| Year consecrated | 7 November 2010 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
| Status | Active/incomplete |
| Heritage designation | 1969, 1984 |
| Leadership | Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach |
| Website | www |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Antoni Gaudí |
| Architectural style | Modernisme |
| General contractor | Construction Board of La Sagrada Família Foundation |
| Groundbreaking | 1882 |
| Completed | 2026-2028 (estimate) |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Southeast |
| Capacity | 9,000 |
| Length | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Width | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 45 m (150 ft) |
| Spire(s) | 18 (8 already built) |
| Spire height | 170 m (560 ft) (planned) |
| Official name: Works of Antoni Gaudí | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Designated | 1984 |
| Reference no. | 320bis |
| State Party | Spain |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Official name: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia | |
| Type | Monument - Basilica |
| Designated | 24-07-1969 |
| Reference no. | (R.I.)-51-0003813-00000 |
 Gaudí, Sagrada Família, Smarthistory
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The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣɾaðə fəˈmiɫiə]; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Gaudí's work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral, which must be the seat of a bishop.
Construction of Sagrada Família commenced in 1882 by architect Francisco Paula de Villar with Gaudí becoming involved in 1883 after Francisco resigned as the head architect. Taking over the project, Gaudí transformed it with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.
Sagrada Familia's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death.
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