SAGRADA FAMILIA (2)

Posted by aaxan (Tokyo, Japan) on 15 July 2007 in Architecture.

According to the newspaper El Periódico de Catalunya, 2.26 million people visited the partially built basilica in 2004, making it one of the most popular attractions in Spain, alongside the Museo del Prado and Alhambra. The central nave vaulting was completed in 2000 and the main tasks since then have been the construction of the transept vaults and apse. Current work (2006) concentrates on the crossing and supporting structure for the main tower of Jesus Christ as well as the southern enclosure of the central nave which will become the Glory façade.

Actually the Ministry of Public Works of Spain (Ministerio de Fomento in spanish), has projected the construction of a tunnel for the high speed train just under where the principal façade of the temple has to be built. Although the ministry affirms that the project has no risk, the promoters of the temple and the neighbours association "AVE pel litoral" have begun a campaign against the construction of the tunnel. Also many architects and technicians of all the wall have support that the construction of a tunnel under a building like this, puts its stability in danger.

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