137 Years After Construction Began, Spanish Church Gets Building Permit

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...

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