BARCELONA.- It is reported that the basilica of the Holy Family of the Spanish city of Barcelona reached its maximum planned height this Friday, 172.5 meters, with the placement of the upper arm of the cross of the tower of Jesus.
It should be noted that the workers completed the cross with the help of a big crane to finish off the Catholic temple.
Today the upper arm of the cross of the tower of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada Familia has been placed, a milestone that completes the exterior execution of the tallest tower of the temple. ✝ With its installation, the set of six central towers of the Sagrada Familia is completed. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/YVd0NY6JIt
— The Sagrada Familia (@sagradafamilia) February 20, 2026
The vision of Antoni Gaudí
This temple was designed in the 19th century by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), Spanish genius of modernism, although the piece has yet to be anchored. The cross has in itself 17 meters high and 13.5 meters wide.
For its part, the Junta Constructora de la Sagrada Familia foundation broadcast the placement maneuver live on social networks.
Although the curious were able to see it in the surroundings of the temple, one of the most visited in Spain by national and foreign tourists.
Likewise, since last October, when it reached 162.9 meters high, the Sagrada Familia is the tallest church in the world. The above above that of Ulmer Münster (Alemania)which is Lutheran.
Cross covered in glass and ceramic
The physiognomy of the Sagrada Familia has changed considerably in the last fifteen years with the progress of the works:
The four towers of the evangelists, that of the Mother of God and, now, that of Jesus, the tallest of the monument, have been completed.
Likewise, the piece placed this Friday is a large cross with double twist geometry, the same method that Gaudí used in the columns of the basilica.
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This piece is covered in glass and white glazed ceramic, because Gaudí wanted it to look like glass.
From the ends of the horizontal arms there will be some windows from which you can see the city.
This enormous cross consists of a lower arm, four horizontal ones and one vertical one, which is the only one left to install.
Cross was manufactured in Germany
It should be noted that the piece, manufactured in Germany, arrived in Barcelona in fourteen mega-pieces that have been pre-assembled in the Sagrada Familia itself.
The above on a work platform located 54 meters high above the central nave.
It could be observed that several crane drivers were in charge of moving and placing these heavy pieces in the appropriate position, each arm weighing about twelve tons, from the platform to the top of the tower.
It was reported that when the anchoring work on the cross is finished, the Sagrada Familia will face the construction of the third and last facade of the temple.
This façade is that of Glory, with the expectation of completing it in a decade and thus concluding Gaudí’s crowning work, whose construction began in 1882.
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