The Sagrada Familia will premiere the evangelist towers of Marcos and Lucas at the end of December

It was announced this Thursday at a press conference by the general director of the Temple Construction Board, Xavier Martínez, and the chief architect, Jordi Faulí, to present the balance of 2022 and the forecast of work for 2023. 3.4 million visitorsAfter finishing the towers of Marcos and Lucas, the next objective will be to finish the evangelist towers of Mateo and Juan in 2023, while the construction of the tower of Jesus (the tallest in the temple) is expected to end in 2026: “It is a claim and a illusion”, said Faulí. They have not specified the final date of the works because they consider that until 2024 they will not be in a position to give it: “We expect this announced consolidation of 2023 to work in 2024 and give the completion date”, explained Martínez .After the recovery after the pandemic, which they have explained has been progressive, the temple expects to end the year with 3.4 million visitors (72% compared to 2019) and with 87 million euros in revenue, situated going to 85% of the level of income that was in 2019, “which has allowed the speed of construction to increase.”