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Sagrada Familia to Pay City of Barcelona ?36 Million
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Barcelona?s unfinished Sagrada Familia church has agreed to pay 36 million euros ($41 million) to city authorities after it was found to be lacking a building permit ? despite breaking ground on construction 136 years ago!
Sagrada Familia started on site in 1883 in an undeveloped area outwith Barcelona. In 1885, a construction authorization letter was received by Gaudi from the town of Sant Martà de Provençals. This document sufficed until now as the only official building permit.
Barcelona mayor Ana Colau recently reached an agreement with the building owners to end more than 130 years of legal limbo, while construction proceeded without a proper license.
This ?administrative silence? was tolerated by previous mayors. However recently the protests of neighborhood residents over the impact of the church?s surging tourist traffic prompted the mayor into action.
The terms of the agreement include a payment to the city, over 10 years, of 36 million euros ($41 million) by the building?s Construction Junta, overseen by the Catholic Church.
The funds are set to alleviate the impact of the ongoing construction project on public services:
$25m will go to i...
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