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Justo Gallego Martinez, 73, poses in front of the cathedral he started to build on his own some 40 years ago in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid

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Video. Madrid monk's unfinished 'scrap cathedral' lives on after his death

Updated: 30/11/2021 - 16:40 GMT+1

For over 60 years, former monk Justo Gallego built a cathedral out of recycled materials on the outskirts of Madrid. The 96-year-old died over the weekend, raising sad questions about what happens to it.

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