00:00It's the tallest church in the world.
00:04Sagrada Familia now reaches 172.5 meters.
00:09Raising the cross on top of the Jesus Tower made the trick
00:13and finalized the cathedral's skyline.
00:30The Sagrada Familia has been 144 years in the making.
00:35It's Spain's most visited monument.
00:38Every year, 5 million people come to see the unfinished masterpiece.
00:43Dramatic facades, symbolism, nature-inspired design.
01:10The mass tourism is a constant challenge for neighbors
01:14and they fear for their homes.
01:16A proposed staircase and a park on one side of the cathedral
01:20could see them demolished.
01:30It's all these houses that have people who live in a problem,
01:34in a city where the house is now an important problem.
01:38Barcelona's City Council officials say they're negotiating
01:41with the Sagrada Familia Construction Board.
01:44It's uncertainty, that it's perpetual.
01:49It's a bit of fear for what can happen.
01:52I love my house.
02:04Over decades, the Sagrada Familia has been a blessing for the city,
02:09an unfinished masterpiece for millions,
02:13but also a curse for those who live in its shadows.
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