Huge star atop Sagrada Familia rekindles residents’ complaints

Locals in Barcelona accuse religious foundation in charge of Gaudí‘s masterpiece of highhandedness

A gigantic 12-pointed star was installed on Monday on one of the main towers of the basilica of the Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece that has been a work in progress since 1882.

But the star is unlikely to brighten the mood of local residents whose lives have been blighted for years by the city’s biggest tourist attraction, which before the pandemic brought 60,000 visitors a day to the area.

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paus4d
1 year ago

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11 months ago

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