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0 pointsrzzzt12d ago0 comments

This is an absolute tangent (a perpendicular one if you will), but I thought the Sagrada Familia is completed: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2026/06/10/bar...

The article talks about construction on the exterior, the cross on the main tower, the Pope's visit and commemoration of the architect, etc. while on the official website the timeline says "Today, more than 140 years after the laying of the cornerstone, construction continues on the Basilica": https://sagradafamilia.org/en/history-of-the-temple

So which one is it? Is this one of those cases where we have to define "done" first?

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belinder12d ago· 2 in thread

The exterior is done, the interior not yet

slazaro12d ago

That's not true, there's a lot to be done on the exterior as well, the main entrance is not even finished yet.

The big achievement that happened recently is they completed the towers, so it finally reached its target height. Also the Pope's blessing.

hilbert4211d ago

"…the interior not yet"

Right, there is a long tradition in it taking centuries to build great cathedrals, Chartres, Notre Dame, etc.

I've little issue with that, however taking so long to build something such as an O/S that it's obsoleted itself many times over before being finished is another matter altogether.

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