It is the only basilica in the world still under construction. The Sagrada Familia passes a new milestone with the completion of its ninth tower. To mark the occasion, an inauguration took place in Barcelona this Wednesday, December 8.
“For a Barcelonan, it is a source of joy and pride. To see a project which has lasted for more than 140 years and which continues to advance despite all the difficulties ”, confides a resident present at the inauguration of the ninth tower. Like him, several thousand people attended the event, organized on the day of the Immaculate Conception.
It is now the largest of the nine towers already completed, that of the Virgin Mary, inaugurated with the illumination of a gigantic star of glass and steel weighing nearly 5.5 tons and overhanging the structure at 138 meters above sea level. high. Made-to-measure and made in France.
Respect Gaudi’s plans
The seventh chief architect of the Sagrada Familia, Jordi Faulí explains to follow the indications left by Antoni Gaudi. “He specified the position and the height [des tours], as well as their general form, by proposing that the concrete form of the towers be modeled on the laws of the sacristy. “
Ultimately, it will become the second tallest tower out of the 18 planned by Gaudi. Pope Francis greeted this completion and paid homage in a video message to the “great architect Antoni Gaudi”.