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Video. Why has Barcelona's Sagrada Familia taken so long to complete?

Updated: 05/12/2021 - 15:05 GMT+1

Land was first purchased for the church over one hundred years ago. COVID-19 delays have taken its completion in 2026 from a certainty to a definite-maybe.

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