when did they start to build the sagrada familia
Sagrada Família 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]