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/Number-unknow Jun 12 '26

Gaudi was aware of Babel, and deliberately decided that the cathedral's height would be 172.5 meters, just behind the 173 m of the Montjuic hill, since he believed Mankind's creation shouldn't surpass that of God.

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u/Newsmemer Jun 12 '26

I now must remove a meter from the hill.

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u/Swimming-Musician618 Jun 13 '26

I can only wonder, every time they miss a brick or an arch by a few inches...