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Piacular temple of the Sagrada Familia
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Foundation
Antoni Gaudí
History
ORIGINS:1866-1882
BEGINNINGS:1883-1913
GAUDÍ:1914-1926
DEATH:1927-1938
RESUMPTION:1939-1985
PRESENT:1986-2010
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2004-05 2006 2007 2008-09
Construction of the crossing vaults, the Saint John and Matthew Evangelists towers and the Nativity façade stained-glass window. Construction of the choir gallery in the Glory façade. Apse ambulatory vaults (work in progress). Transept and apse vaults (work in progress).
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1866 1874 1882 1883
Josep Maria Bocabella founds the Association of Devotees of Saint Joseph, which would become the promoter of the Temple. Se publica por primera vez la idea de construcción de un templo a "El Propagador de la Devoción a San José" First stone was laid. Project drawn up by the architect Villar. Antoni Gaudí becomes the architect of the Temple.
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1874 1882 1883 1889
Se publica por primera vez la idea de construcción de un templo a "El Propagador de la Devoción a San José" First stone was laid. Project drawn up by the architect Villar. Antoni Gaudí becomes the architect of the Temple. Construction of the crypt completed.
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1882 1883 1889 1890
First stone was laid. Project drawn up by the architect Villar. Antoni Gaudí becomes the architect of the Temple. Construction of the crypt completed. Drawings of the first overall design solution.
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1883 1889 1890 1892
Antoni Gaudí becomes the architect of the Temple. Construction of the crypt completed. Drawings of the first overall design solution. Work begins on the Nativity façade.
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1889 1890 1892 1894
Construction of the crypt completed. Drawings of the first overall design solution. Work begins on the Nativity façade. Construction of the apse walls is completed.
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1890 1892 1894 1899
Drawings of the first overall design solution. Work begins on the Nativity façade. Construction of the apse walls is completed. Rosary door in the cloister completed.
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1892 1894 1899 1909
Work begins on the Nativity façade. Construction of the apse walls is completed. Rosary door in the cloister completed. Parish school built
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1894 1899 1909 1910
Construction of the apse walls is completed. Rosary door in the cloister completed. Parish school built Exhibition in Paris of the model of the Nativity façade.
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1899 1909 1910 1917
Rosary door in the cloister completed. Parish school built Exhibition in Paris of the model of the Nativity façade. Design for the Passion façade with a monument to bishop Torras i Bages.
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1909 1910 1917 1923
Parish school built Exhibition in Paris of the model of the Nativity façade. Design for the Passion façade with a monument to bishop Torras i Bages. Final design of the nave and roofs in plaster models at scales 1:10 and 1:25.
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1910 1917 1923 1925
Exhibition in Paris of the model of the Nativity façade. Design for the Passion façade with a monument to bishop Torras i Bages. Final design of the nave and roofs in plaster models at scales 1:10 and 1:25. 30th November. First bell tower (Saint Barnabas), 100 metres high, finished.
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1917 1923 1925 1926
Design for the Passion façade with a monument to bishop Torras i Bages. Final design of the nave and roofs in plaster models at scales 1:10 and 1:25. 30th November. First bell tower (Saint Barnabas), 100 metres high, finished. Gaudi's death by an accident on 10th June.
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1923 1925 1926 1930
Final design of the nave and roofs in plaster models at scales 1:10 and 1:25. 30th November. First bell tower (Saint Barnabas), 100 metres high, finished. Gaudi's death by an accident on 10th June. The four bell towers of the Nativity façade completed.
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1925 1926 1930 1936
30th November. First bell tower (Saint Barnabas), 100 metres high, finished. Gaudi's death by an accident on 10th June. The four bell towers of the Nativity façade completed. Spanish Civil War. The Temple is desecrated and damaged. Gaudi's workshop is destroyed.
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1926 1930 1936 1940
Gaudi's death by an accident on 10th June. The four bell towers of the Nativity façade completed. Spanish Civil War. The Temple is desecrated and damaged. Gaudi's workshop is destroyed. Restoration of the crypt and plaster models.
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1930 1936 1940 1954
The four bell towers of the Nativity façade completed. Spanish Civil War. The Temple is desecrated and damaged. Gaudi's workshop is destroyed. Restoration of the crypt and plaster models. Work begins on the Passion façade.
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1936 1940 1954 1977
Spanish Civil War. The Temple is desecrated and damaged. Gaudi's workshop is destroyed. Restoration of the crypt and plaster models. Work begins on the Passion façade. Completion of the four bell towers of the Passion façade.
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1940 1954 1977 1978
Restoration of the crypt and plaster models. Work begins on the Passion façade. Completion of the four bell towers of the Passion façade. Construction of the nave walls started.
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1954 1977 1978 1986-90
Work begins on the Passion façade. Completion of the four bell towers of the Passion façade. Construction of the nave walls started. Foundations of the naves constructed. First sculptures installed on the Passion façade.
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1977 1978 1986-90 1993
Completion of the four bell towers of the Passion façade. Construction of the nave walls started. Foundations of the naves constructed. First sculptures installed on the Passion façade. Construcción de las cantorias de las naves laterales.
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1978 1986-90 1993 1996
Construction of the nave walls started. Foundations of the naves constructed. First sculptures installed on the Passion façade. Construcción de las cantorias de las naves laterales. Construction of the aisle vaults.
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1986-90 1993 1996 2000
Foundations of the naves constructed. First sculptures installed on the Passion façade. Construcción de las cantorias de las naves laterales. Construction of the aisle vaults. Vaults of the central nave, vaults of the Passion transept and the Glory Façade foundations constructed.
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1993 1996 2000 2001
Construcción de las cantorias de las naves laterales. Construction of the aisle vaults. Vaults of the central nave, vaults of the Passion transept and the Glory Façade foundations constructed. Stained-glass window of the Resurrection in the Passion façade and the four columns in the crossing of the transept completed.
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1996 2000 2001 2002
Construction of the aisle vaults. Vaults of the central nave, vaults of the Passion transept and the Glory Façade foundations constructed. Stained-glass window of the Resurrection in the Passion façade and the four columns in the crossing of the transept completed. Restoration and moving of the Parish school building.
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2000 2001 2002 2003
Vaults of the central nave, vaults of the Passion transept and the Glory Façade foundations constructed. Stained-glass window of the Resurrection in the Passion façade and the four columns in the crossing of the transept completed. Restoration and moving of the Parish school building. Construction of the cloister dedicated to Our Lady of the Merced.
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2001 2002 2003 2004-05
Stained-glass window of the Resurrection in the Passion façade and the four columns in the crossing of the transept completed. Restoration and moving of the Parish school building. Construction of the cloister dedicated to Our Lady of the Merced. Construction of the crossing vaults, the Saint John and Matthew Evangelists towers and the Nativity façade stained-glass window.
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2002 2003 2004-05 2006
Restoration and moving of the Parish school building. Construction of the cloister dedicated to Our Lady of the Merced. Construction of the crossing vaults, the Saint John and Matthew Evangelists towers and the Nativity façade stained-glass window. Construction of the choir gallery in the Glory façade.
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2003 2004-05 2006 2007
Construction of the cloister dedicated to Our Lady of the Merced. Construction of the crossing vaults, the Saint John and Matthew Evangelists towers and the Nativity façade stained-glass window. Construction of the choir gallery in the Glory façade. Apse ambulatory vaults (work in progress).
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2004-05 2006 2007 2008-09
Construction of the crossing vaults, the Saint John and Matthew Evangelists towers and the Nativity façade stained-glass window. Construction of the choir gallery in the Glory façade. Apse ambulatory vaults (work in progress). Transept and apse vaults (work in progress).
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2006 2007 2008-09  
Construction of the choir gallery in the Glory façade. Apse ambulatory vaults (work in progress). Transept and apse vaults (work in progress).  
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2007 2008-09    
Apse ambulatory vaults (work in progress). Transept and apse vaults (work in progress).    
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2008-09      
Transept and apse vaults (work in progress).