The tallest of the new towers will be 564 feet (172 meters) high, making the cathedral the tallest religious structure in Europe, says Jordi Faulí, the current chief architect. The building is ...

Barcelona Cathedral is open to visitors from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 ...

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 14 - Pope Francis on Monday put the architect of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral, Antonio Gaudi, on the path to sainthood by recognising his "heroic virtues" and ...

From 1883 up until his death in 1926, Catalan art nouveau master Antoni Gaudí devoted himself to the construction of La ...

The architect, Antoni Gaudí, worked on the project for more ... I was lucky enough to visit the cathedral a few years ago and was awed by its beauty — the soaring ceilings and breathtaking ...

dubbed "God's architect" for his work on Sagrada Família cathedral, on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues." Gaudí, who was a devout Catholic, was the architect of the ...

After his death, a leading prelate called him “God’s architect,” a sobriquet that has stuck for almost a century. As to the required miracle, the completion of the massive cathedral after ...

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of “venerable”, due to his dedication to the design and build of the Sagrada ...

Design of the church was spearheaded by celebrated Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí ... An inauguration mass will be held at the cathedral on November 12, when the four evangelist towers will ...