The story behind this church is highly fascinating. Here are a few details via wiki.
Sagrada Família the 135 years and counting construction of an estimated 144.
In 1882, construction of Sagrada Família commenced under architect Francisco Paula de Villar until 1883, when Villar resigned.[4] Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.[8]
Relying solely on private donations, Sagrada Familia’s construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Since commencing construction in 1882, advancements in technologies such as computer aided design and computerised numerical control(CNC) have enabled faster progress and construction passed the midpoint in 2010. However, some of the project’s greatest challenges remain, including the construction of ten more spires, each symbolising an important Biblical figure in the New Testament.[8] It is anticipated that the building could be completed by 2026—the centenary of Gaudí’s death.
the God Horus, falcon-headed and wearing the Double Crown. Detail from the “House of Eternity” of the Noble Roy, “Royal Scribe in the Estates of Amon” during the reign of King Horemheb, TT255, west ‘Uaset’-Thebes
