Barcelona’s skyline just got a little holier. The Sagrada Família, masterpiece of legendary architect Antoni Gaudí, has officially become the tallest church in the world after workers placed the first part of a cross atop its central tower on Thursday. The record comes 142 years after its construction officially started.

The milestone pushes the basilica’s height to 162.91 metres. The milestone was reached when a crane hoisted the first section of the ‘Tower of Jesus Christ’ onto the top of the Sagrada Família’s central nave. The installation marked a pivotal moment in the basilica’s construction, pushing it to a record height. The tower — now in its final phase — will rise to 172 metres once the remaining parts of the cross are added in the coming months. With the current height, it has

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