High Speed Train Link Danger To Barcelona Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia is the most popular tourist attraction in Barcelona and the number of visitors to this unique monument amounts to over 2,000,000 a year. Venerated by the World of Architecture as one of the most imaginative and ambitious contemporary buildings, it has been a work in progress since 1882 and isn\’t expected to be completed for at least another 25 years. The building is also declared Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO.
Recently there are worries that the Expiatori Temple of the Sagrada Familia could be in danger since the Spanish government agreed to a major project that involves constructing an underground tunnel to provide a high-speed train line. The line will link Madrid and Barcelona and allow trains to pass underground just a mere 4m in front of the basilica\’s main facade on Mallorca Avenue.
The project is expected to last for a period of 28 months in which time the Sagrada Familia\’s foundations will be subjected to constant vibrations that could have a serious effect on the building and surrounding area. The monument is the last building planned by the architect Antoni Gaud
