On: 133 Years Later, Gaudí’s Cathedral Nears Completio...

[stevoski]

The article says the targeted completion date is 11 years away. Like almost all long-term projects, it is likely to run much longer than expected.

I live in Barcelona, twenty minutes walk from Sagrada Familia. I enjoy watching it ever change as the development continues. I also marvel at the long queues of people outside of it most of the year, waiting to pay good money to enter what is still a construction site.

[d4rti → stevoski]

It's the prettiest construction site I've ever visited, and the exhibits about it (particularly the string and weight models) were great.

[webjunkie → stevoski]

I really liked visiting it. And also wondered about the super long queues, when all you have to do is buy a ticket online and skip the queue entirely.

[ollie87 → webjunkie]

Exactly. I visited in April and used my phone to buy a ticket while sat in the park opposite.

[mlrtime → stevoski]

"I also marvel at the long queues of people outside of it most of the year, waiting to pay good money to enter what is still a construction site."

The same can be said for any local that lives near a tourist zone. This coming from someone who lives next to WTC.