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137 Years After Construction Began, Spanish Church Gets Building Permit

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   After 137 years of construction, overseen by 10 architects, one of
   Spain's tourist attractions finally has been granted a building permit.

   La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's modernist masterpiece, was granted the
   permit in what may be a new high mark for bureaucratic sluggishness.

   Janet Sanz head of the Barcelona's urban planning said the city council
   had finally managed to "resolve a historical anomaly in the city --
   that an emblematic monument like the Sagrada Familia... didn't have a
   building permit, that it was being constructed illegally."

   The Sagrada Familia foundation said it hopes to finish construction by
   2026, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of chief architect Antoni