Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia gets building permit after 137 years
By DW
10 June 2019 |
10:36 am
Antoni Gaudi's church, which still isn't finished a century after construction began, has received its formal planning permit. The part-Gothic, part-art nouveau landmark is already one of Spain's most visited sites.
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