We spoke to the 'anguished' Barcelona residents fighting to prevent the completion of Gaudí's famed Sagrada Familia:
We Spoke to the ‘Anguished’ Barcelona Residents Fighting to Prevent the Completion of Gaudí’s Famed Sagrada Familia
As for local residents, however, it is said that most have given up hope of seeing the finished basilica in their lifetimes. The project has been delayed over the decades invariably by civil war, underfunding , conservation, and lengthy permit applications. A completion year of 2026—the centenary of Gaudí’s death—was finally suggested in 2019, but this optimistic target was also thrown off course by the pandemic.
Desperate residents are clinging to hope that they can save their homes by arguing that the elaborate Glory facade was not even part of Gaudí’s original plans. Their argument, which has formed the basis for a lawsuit filed against the city council, hinges on the fact that a fire destroyed the architect’s original papers.
Just a year later, however, a new mayor took office and unfurled a new urban master plan for the city, which reinstated the understanding that the staircase was to be built as part of the complete Sagrada Familia, regardless of what demolition it might require. The district of El Poblet was a rustic village when construction began on the Sagrada Familia. “It has been transformed into a theme park,” said Prats. “We want a district for living. Our opinion is that the only acceptable tourist should be one that respects local life and who comprehends our beautiful city.”An Alternative Proposal
Prats said the locals felt “isolated and irritated,” and not long after another association, the Association of Neighbors Affected by the Construction of the Sagrada Familia , was born. Barroso Moreno claims that this permit is also what triggered the neighbors’ lawsuit against the council, citing that the Glory facade may not be part of Gaudí’s original plans.
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