<P> In 1882 construction of Sagrada Família commenced under architect Francisco Paula de Villar until 1883 , when Villar resigned . 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 . </P>
<P> In 1882 construction of Sagrada Família commenced under architect Francisco Paula de Villar until 1883 , when Villar resigned . 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 . </P>
when did they start to build the sagrada familia
when did they start to build the sagrada familia
1882
1882