Editing Sagrada Família (section)

== Incidents ==
On 19 April 2011, an [[arson]]ist started a small fire in the [[sacristy]] which forced the evacuation of tourists and construction workers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/976956--fire-in-barcelona-church-sees-tourists-evacuated?bn=1 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |first=Daniel |last=Woolls |title=Fire in Barcelona church sees tourists evacuated |date=19 April 2011}}</ref> The sacristy was damaged, and the fire took 45 minutes to contain.<ref name="tel">{{cite news| date= 19 April 2011| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/8461262/Fire-by-suspected-arsonist-at-Sagrada-Familia.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/8461262/Fire-by-suspected-arsonist-at-Sagrada-Familia.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Fire by suspected arsonist at Sagrada Familia| newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=September 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 11 March 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]], construction temporarily stopped and the basilica was closed.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Junta agrees to stop works and visits to the Basilica |url=https://sagradafamilia.org/en/-/la-sagrada-familia-redueix-l-aforament-per-reforcar-les-mesures-de-prevencio-enfront-del-covid-19 |access-date=19 March 2020 |publisher=Sagrada Família |date=11 March 2020}}</ref> This was the first time the construction had been halted since the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain's La Sagrada Familia will not restart construction works until after visitors return  |url=https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/05/04/spains-la-sagrada-familia-will-not-restart-construction-works-until-after-visitors-return/ |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Olive Press |date=4 May 2020}}</ref> The [[Gaudí House Museum]] in [[Park Güell]] was also closed. The basilica reopened, initially to key workers, on 4 July 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica reopens to key workers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53291287 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=BBC News |date=4 July 2020}}</ref>

Local residents have concerns about plans to build a large stairway leading up to the basilica's main entrance, unfinished at the time, which could require the demolition of three city blocks: the homes to 1,000 people as well as some businesses.<ref name="burgen">{{Cite news |title=Huge star atop Sagrada Família rekindles residents' complaints |last=Burgen |first=Stephen |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=29 November 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/huge-star-atop-sagrada-familia-rekindles-residents-complaints}}</ref>