Sagrada Familia Towers Quiz: Jesus, Mary and the Gospel Spires

This Sagrada Familia towers quiz looks up at the forest of spires rising over Barcelona. Play 10 interactive questions on the 18 planned towers, the 12 apostles and 4 evangelists, the Tower of the Virgin Mary with its glowing star, the central Tower of Jesus Christ, why Gaudí kept it below Montjuïc, the only tower he saw finished and the Nativity façade.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
In which city is the Sagrada Familia?
Architect
Which architect shaped the basilica?
Count
How many towers are planned in total?
Apostles
How many towers honor the apostles?
Evangelists
How many towers honor the evangelists?
Star
What crowns the Tower of the Virgin Mary?
Tallest
Which tower will be the tallest?
Height
Why did Gaudí keep the basilica below Montjuïc's height?
Seen
How many towers did Gaudí see completed?
Facade
Which façade did Gaudí mostly complete himself?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city is the Sagrada Familia?
Answer: Barcelona
Construction began in 1882.
Q2: Which architect shaped the basilica?
Answer: Antoni Gaudí
He worked on it for decades.
Q3: How many towers are planned in total?
Answer: 18
They honor sacred figures.
Q4: How many towers honor the apostles?
Answer: 12
They stand over three façades.
Q5: How many towers honor the evangelists?
Answer: Four
They carry the evangelists' symbols.
Q6: What crowns the Tower of the Virgin Mary?
Answer: An illuminated star
It was completed in 2021.
Q7: Which tower will be the tallest?
Answer: The Tower of Jesus Christ
It stands at the center.
Q8: Why did Gaudí keep the basilica below Montjuïc's height?
Answer: Out of respect for God's work in nature
Montjuïc is a hill in Barcelona.
Q9: How many towers did Gaudí see completed?
Answer: Only one
It was the tower of St Barnabas.
Q10: Which façade did Gaudí mostly complete himself?
Answer: The Nativity façade
It faces east.

A Forest of Spires

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, begun in 1882 and shaped by Antoni Gaudí, is planned to have 18 towers. Twelve honor the apostles, four the evangelists, one the Virgin Mary and the tallest, at the center, Jesus Christ.

Gaudí mostly completed the Nativity façade himself, but he saw only one tower finished, that of St Barnabas, before his death in 1926. He kept the basilica's planned height just below Montjuïc, a hill in Barcelona, out of respect for God's work in nature.

The Tower of the Virgin Mary was completed in 2021 and crowned with an illuminated star. The evangelists' towers followed, topped with their symbols, such as an eagle and a bull. When the Tower of Jesus Christ is finished, the Sagrada Familia is set to be the tallest church in the world.

What This Quiz Teaches

Architecture fans will enjoy these questions.

How many towers are planned
Whom they honor
Which towers are finished
Why the height is limited
What Gaudí completed

Did You Know?

Tower tops feature colorful mosaics.
Visitors can climb some towers.
Construction relies on donations and tickets.
Stained glass colors the interior.
Columns branch like trees.