The Sagrada Família is a bit of an odd addition. Its long construction mirrors that of other cathedral-like buildings. Notre Dame took 182 years to build. Westminster Abbey took about 500 years (depending on how you define it). Cologne Cathedral took 632 years.
Of course, those older buildings didn't use power tools, tower cranes or moder…
The Sagrada Família is a bit of an odd addition. Its long construction mirrors that of other cathedral-like buildings. Notre Dame took 182 years to build. Westminster Abbey took about 500 years (depending on how you define it). Cologne Cathedral took 632 years.
Of course, those older buildings didn't use power tools, tower cranes or modern infrastructure. And construction was often interrupted by wars and upheavals (though the Sagrada Família was also interrupted by the Spanish Civil War). Later technology does allow these buildings to be built faster — St. Patrick's in NYC was built in about 20 years in the 19th century — but it's the kind of building that often takes a while.
The Sagrada Família is a bit of an odd addition. Its long construction mirrors that of other cathedral-like buildings. Notre Dame took 182 years to build. Westminster Abbey took about 500 years (depending on how you define it). Cologne Cathedral took 632 years.
Of course, those older buildings didn't use power tools, tower cranes or modern infrastructure. And construction was often interrupted by wars and upheavals (though the Sagrada Família was also interrupted by the Spanish Civil War). Later technology does allow these buildings to be built faster — St. Patrick's in NYC was built in about 20 years in the 19th century — but it's the kind of building that often takes a while.