Justo Gallego, the builder of the Mejorada del Campo cathedral, dies at the age of 96 Tags:Europe 6 comments Other news sources: * [‘Scrap cathedral’ in Spain lives on after originator’s death (france24)](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211130-scrap-cathedral-in-spain-lives-on-after-originator-s-death) * [Eccentric dies with his curious cathedral unfinished (The Times)](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eccentric-dies-with-his-115ft-upcycled-cathedral-unfinished-99jlk92nq) [Documentary](http://www.cathedraljusto.com/thefilm.html) about [Justo Gallego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Gallego_Mart%C3%ADnez). Ángel López (his lone mate/helper builder) has inherited the project and Father Ángel García (from NGO “[Mensajeros de la paz](https://mensajerosdelapaz.com/mensajeros-de-la-paz-2/)”) hopes for the building to have its construction ended in 2 years ([source](https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20211130/angel-catedral-mejorado-campo-culminara-justo-gallego/630937993_0.html), only in Spanish, sorry). Iconic monument. Not well-known outside the zone, but he deserves his life-work to be acknowledged. Building a cathedral put of recycled material sounds surrealist. Was he a madman or a genius? Maybe a bit of both? Let’s hope someone will finish his job and then bury him underneath his cathedral. RIP old crazy man Architecture naïve is such an interesting field of study Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Other news sources: * [‘Scrap cathedral’ in Spain lives on after originator’s death (france24)](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211130-scrap-cathedral-in-spain-lives-on-after-originator-s-death) * [Eccentric dies with his curious cathedral unfinished (The Times)](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eccentric-dies-with-his-115ft-upcycled-cathedral-unfinished-99jlk92nq)
[Documentary](http://www.cathedraljusto.com/thefilm.html) about [Justo Gallego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Gallego_Mart%C3%ADnez). Ángel López (his lone mate/helper builder) has inherited the project and Father Ángel García (from NGO “[Mensajeros de la paz](https://mensajerosdelapaz.com/mensajeros-de-la-paz-2/)”) hopes for the building to have its construction ended in 2 years ([source](https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20211130/angel-catedral-mejorado-campo-culminara-justo-gallego/630937993_0.html), only in Spanish, sorry).
Iconic monument. Not well-known outside the zone, but he deserves his life-work to be acknowledged. Building a cathedral put of recycled material sounds surrealist.
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Other news sources:
* [‘Scrap cathedral’ in Spain lives on after originator’s death (france24)](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211130-scrap-cathedral-in-spain-lives-on-after-originator-s-death)
* [Eccentric dies with his curious cathedral unfinished (The Times)](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eccentric-dies-with-his-115ft-upcycled-cathedral-unfinished-99jlk92nq)
[Documentary](http://www.cathedraljusto.com/thefilm.html) about [Justo Gallego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Gallego_Mart%C3%ADnez).
Ángel López (his lone mate/helper builder) has inherited the project and Father Ángel García (from NGO “[Mensajeros de la paz](https://mensajerosdelapaz.com/mensajeros-de-la-paz-2/)”) hopes for the building to have its construction ended in 2 years ([source](https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20211130/angel-catedral-mejorado-campo-culminara-justo-gallego/630937993_0.html), only in Spanish, sorry).
Iconic monument. Not well-known outside the zone, but he deserves his life-work to be acknowledged.
Building a cathedral put of recycled material sounds surrealist.
Was he a madman or a genius? Maybe a bit of both?
Let’s hope someone will finish his job and then bury him underneath his cathedral.
RIP old crazy man
Architecture naïve is such an interesting field of study