Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
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- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Year
- 1882
- Typology
- Religious
- Materials
- Stone, Concrete, Timber, Glass
- Context
- Catalan Modernism, Gothic Revival, Modernisme, Art Nouveau
- Map
- Open location
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, it is the tallest church in the world. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a basilica. In 2005, parts of the Sagrada Família were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
