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Construction on the Basílica de la Sagrada Família began in 1882 and was less than a quarter complete when its architect passed away in 1926. [1] [1]: https://
by divbzero 7y ago
Construction on the Basílica de la Sagrada Família began in 1882 and was less than a quarter complete when its architect passed away in 1926. [1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Família https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Família
It remains a work in progress today.
- winfred 7y agoThat goes for all cathedrals though. Just two random examples, Notre Dame took about 100 years for the main structure, Cologne Cathedral took 600 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral
- genera1 7y agoAnd is usually a matter of funding, famously Hagia Sophia was built in five years
- prawn 7y agoCrazy Horse Memorial has been dragging out too. Got the impression that what exists now is functional enough to serve as a tourist trap so there's less incentive to complete it.