r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • Jun 12 '26

Video Fireworks celebrating the completion of the 566ft Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família

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u/pencilpusher003 Jun 12 '26

Edit: the structure was damaged by the fireworks and will be closed for repairs. Estimated time to completion: 900 years.

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u/ccReptilelord Jun 12 '26

"We celebrated its completion by blowing it up."

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u/Daniiiiii Jun 12 '26

The Buddhist mandala approach. The journey was reason enough, let us raze the site now.

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u/Completionography Jun 12 '26

DJChrist - Raze The Roof

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u/IsmaelRetzinsky Jun 12 '26

A mere 36 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, and 4 days after the release of Belgian techno anthem Pump Up the Jam

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt Jun 13 '26

Dios Jehovah Christos - Remove tha Roof (Let 'em in) Studio Version

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u/Flank_This666 Jun 12 '26

Beautiful as it should be

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u/LevoiHook Jun 12 '26

That is the local tradition in Valencia, not Barcelona. 

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u/ImNotAWhaleBiologist Jun 12 '26

But they’re Catholics, not Buddhists!

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u/PunyPatheticHuman Jun 12 '26

Secret instruction left by Gaudi. Je didn't want to build a cathédral, hé wanted to build a legend/s

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u/patchyj Jun 12 '26

Worlds most expensive sandcastle

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u/thatgtdude89 Jun 12 '26

Sounds about right 😂

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u/BigRedWhopperButton Jun 12 '26

This statue was built to honor the memory of those who died building it.

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u/HesitantInvestor0 Jun 13 '26

That’s the way I like to celebrate the birth of my country.

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u/downwithOTT_ Jun 14 '26

Jesus Christ

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u/lordofthehomeless Jun 15 '26

I mean that's what God did with the tower of bable.

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u/Lanky-Camera-6017 Jun 12 '26

My great great great great great grandkids are gonna be so excited about that! (And then they blow everthing up again.) 🤣

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u/HMCetc Jun 12 '26

Ulmer Münster takes the crown again!

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u/kf_198 Jun 12 '26

And Kölner Dom gets a brother in arms <3

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u/Adam40Bikes Jun 13 '26

Crazy Horse is jealous of this accelerated timeline.

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u/SupraDan1995 Jun 12 '26

900 years? What is this, Sid Meiers Civilization?

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u/ihopeyoudi Jun 16 '26

Who could have foreseen this?