The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has become the tallest church in the world.

In Barcelona, the Catholic church of the Sagrada Familia, better known as the Sagrada Familia, has become the tallest church in the world after installing the first element of the cross on the central tower. This was reported on October 31 by the newspaper El Mundo.

According to the publication, the Sagrada Familia Church by architect Antoni Gaudi reaches 162.91 m, and the central Tower of Jesus Christ will rise to a height of 172 m after completion of construction. The publication added that work on the facades and interior decoration will be completed in about 10 years.

It is noted that Gaudi began to build the temple in 1882. By the time of his death, only one of the many towers had been completed.

Archaeologists from the University of Southampton found on October 6 that one of Egypt's greatest sanctuaries originated on an island surrounded by ancient Nile floods. The discovery sheds light on how the temple complex gradually turned into a religious center of ancient Egypt and may have been associated with the creation myth.

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