Unfinished cathedral made from scrap material in Spain lives on after its initial builder dies

In this file photo taken in 1999, Gallego poses in front of the cathedral he started to build on his own some 60 years ago in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid. Photos: Eric Cabanis/AFP

For over 60 years, former monk Justo Gallego had been building a cathedral out of scrap materials on the outskirts of Madrid, a project he would never see completed.

The 96-year-old died early December, but left the unfinished complex in Mejorada del Campo to a charity run by a priest that has vowed to complete his labour of love.