Sagrada Família in Barcelona to be completed in 2026 after 144 years of construction

Incidentally, Gaudí's legendary creation, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, will be completed in just a few months. The longest architectural project in the world has now been under construction for 144 years, and according to the calculations of the foundation managing the works, the building will definitely be finished in 2026. The last tower is currently being raised. But the building work will not stop: once all the structures have been erected, finishing touches will take a further 2 years or so. And this church will become the tallest in the world

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

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Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

Sagrada Família in Barcelona to be completed in 2026 after 144 years of construction

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s