How do you build an unbuildable tower?

BBC Inside Science by BBC

Jun 11, 202626:28Religion & Spirituality

After 144 years the tallest tower on the Sagrada Familia is finally complete, but when Gaudi first designed it, the technology to build the tower didn’t exist. We’re joined by Tristram Carfrae, structural engineer and de...

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