The Spaniard Who Spent 50 Years Building a Cathedral With His Own Hands

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A huge cathedral with tall towers and a magnificent dome rises slowly in the municipality of Mejorada del Campo, 20 kilometers from Madrid. It seems like a common occurrence, but it is not. The building has been under construction for 50 years - brick by brick - by one man: Justo Gallego Martínez, farmer, ex-monk and a self-taught architect of 91 years of age.

Learn about his life's work (literally) after the break.

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Cite: Franco, José Tomás. "The Spaniard Who Spent 50 Years Building a Cathedral With His Own Hands " 14 Jan 2017. ArchDaily. (Trans. Pimenta, Amanda ) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/802476/the-spaniard-who-spent-50-years-building-a-cathedral-with-his-own-hands> ISSN 0719-8884

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