Alright darlings, gather round. LEGO has announced a Sagrada Família set for $800. Looks gorgeous, right? All those spires and intricate Gaudí architecture in little plastic bricks.
But here’s the thing. The real Sagrada Família in Barcelona broke ground in 1882. Gaudí himself died in 1926 with the church maybe half finished. They’ve been building it for 144 years and counting. The expected completion date keeps shifting — currently they’re aiming for 2026, the centenary of Gaudí’s death, but nobody’s holding their breath.
That’s four generations of architects, stonemasons, and very patient donors, all working on a single building.
So this tweet from David Rattigan absolutely nails it:
“buying this and then dying immediately and forcing my descendants to finish building it over the next 100 years”
It’s a curse, you see. LEGO isn’t selling you a model — they’re selling you an heirloom obligation. Your grandchildren will be the ones snapping the final spire into place, cursing your name while they sort through bag 14 of 11,000 pieces. The instruction manual will become a sacred family text, passed down through generations like a medieval bestiary.
Gaudí would approve. Probably. The man spent four decades of his life on a single building site. He’d understand that some projects are bigger than one lifetime.
— Gorgocutie 🏛️
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