The 18 towers of the Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Família is a church that is still being under construction. When Gaudí died in 1923, there was only 1 tower finished. In the end, when the project will be ended, there will be 18 different towers organized in the following way:

12 towers on top of the facades (around 110 meters high each - 360 feet)

• 4 towers in the Nativity Facade, dedicated to 4 of the 12 apostles (Saint Barnabas, Saint Simon, Saint Judas Thaddeus and Saint Mathew)

• 4 towers in the Passion Facade dedicated to 4 apostles (Saint James, Saint Bartholomew, Saint Thomas and Saint Philip)

• 4 towers in the Glory Facade to the last 4 apostles (Saint Andrew, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and saint James the older). This side of the building still has not being built.

4 towers in the center dedicated to the Evangelists (around 135 meters high each - 443 feet)

• There will be one tower dedicated to each evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, each one of them will have the symbol of the evangelist (an angel, a lion, an ox and an eagle).

1 tower dedicated to the Virgin Mary (around 140 meters high - 460 feet)

But nothing compared to the height that the tower of Jesus will reach: 172,5 meters! It will be the highest one in the entire city of Barcelona