Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: La Sagrada Família or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas came first, in 1869 (first serialised). La Sagrada Família followed 13 years later, in 1882 (begun).
- Second1882
La Sagrada Família
landmark · begunWork on the Sagrada Família began in 1882, and it is still being built.
- First1869
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
book · first serialisedVerne's Nautilus, serialised from 1869, had many features of modern submarines when real ones were still primitive.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.