Sagrada Família is approaching its climax: the tower of Jesus Christ is completed

The icon of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família has just reached another crucial milestone. The Tower of Jesus Christ, the fourteenth of the planned towers of the monumental basilica, is now complete. The final element—the three-dimensional cross—has been placed at its top, bringing the tower to a final height of 172.5 meters and making the Sagrada Família the tallest church in the world. The project, inherited from architect Antoni Gaudí, is experiencing a new renaissance with this step.

Gaudí’s legacy endures for more than a century

Antoni Gaudí envisioned the Sagrada Família as a church with eighteen towers, each with deep symbolic meaning. When Gaudí died in 1926, only one tower was finished. It took hundreds of years and countless efforts to bring the construction to its current state. That now, in 2026, the project has reached a key milestone—the completion of the fourteenth tower—is no coincidence; it is exactly one hundred years since his death.

Construction has advanced further than Gaudí might have dared to hope

The Tower of Jesus Christ is the greatest example of how far the construction has progressed. Its perfection shows that the Sagrada Família is no longer seen as an eternally unfinished building but is beginning to become a reality of Gaudí’s vision. The exterior is complete, but work continues inside. Significant interior renovations are progressing in parallel, and soon, on June 10th, a ceremonial unveiling of parts of the interior is planned, coinciding with the architect’s hundredth anniversary. This will be a special moment for the Sagrada Família—celebrating both the progress of the construction and honoring its creator’s memory.