Name of the huge cathedral being built in Rome that will be finished ~2150?

[GoldEagle]

Does anyone know the name/Wiki link of that cathedral they're building in Italy (Rome, I believe) that was originally thought to have been finished in 2650, but now, with modern technology, they've been able to change that date to 2150?

Thanks for any help,
GE

 

[GoldEagle]

*Bump*

I can't believe that no one here knows :/

 

[De Lorimier]

Maybe it's because no cathedrals, or any human construction for that matter, still takes hundreds of years to build these days?
I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[carlosMM]

it is possibly not a cathedral in Rome, but rather in Barecelona? Sagrada familia? By Antonio Gaudi?

 

[silver 2039]

Yeah the one in Barcelona is the only one I know that takes a while. 2015 or something....

 

[BCLG100]

Does it fly because thats the only building i could imagine taking another 150 years to build

 

[Chukchi Husky]

The Sagrada Familia is being funded by donations.

 

[GoldEagle]

It might not be in Rome. I think Carlos had the right cathedral.

 

[Pasi Nurminen]

Never mind.

 

[Leonel]

That must be quite a cathedral that takes that long to be built.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

It may never be completed.

 

[Grisu]

well, technically it's not a cathedral, but a basilica, IIRC.

one reason why it's so slow (appart from being funded entirely by donations) is that most original plans by Gaudí were destroyed during the spanish civil war.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Here's a model of what it would look like when completed.

 

[zulu9812]

that looks vile...

 

[Pasi Nurminen]

Agreed...it looks like something straight out of a children's fairy tale book. All it's missing is a witch circling the steeple in her broom cackling against a backdrop of a full moon.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Well, if most of the plans were destroyed, how do we no that model is what the cathedral is actually supposed to look like.

I hope not, because that rendition IS vile. Is that writing on it? It looks like a bloody amusement park ride.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I fail to see why it is called a 'basilica,' as it doesnt remotely resemble a basilica in any sense of the word or style. It is, however, ugly like butt. It might pass as an Orthodox central plan church, but I wouldn't put it past any Art Historian to call it that

 

[puglover]

Looks like a cross between Stereotypical Evil Emperor and Candyland architecture.

 

[Dann]

What do you expect? It's designed by Gaudi! Possibly the most eccentric architect ever. Well certainly the most eccentric in the 20th century.

His ideas were always unusual. And sometimes unappreciated. One of the housing projects he designed for a developer failed to sell even a single unit. Eventually the city government bought the land and lo! The existing Gaudi works on it made it a very successful and attractive park. (I have forgotten the name of this park but I am certain of its existence. Perhaps someone native to Spain could supply it and perhaps a link?)

 

[C~G]

Anything of Gaudi is definately must see.