Dear Sir/Madam,

I have heard the news that the government of Spain has approved a project that puts in serious danger the Expiatori Temple of the Sagrada Familia (and the Milà House), the greatest work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, in Barcelona. The project in question is the imminent construction of a tunnel for a high-speed train (TGV) that will pass below the main facade of the building.

My concerns are the following:
1. The vulnerability and the weight of a building as unique as this one.
2. The unstable nature of the foundation of the construction and the underground currents that cross it.
3. The work with the tunnel will put a strain to the Sagrada Familia and its surroundings. The work will last 28 months.
4. Bearing in mind that the monument every day every day every day receives an average of 7.000 daily visits.

I would like to stress that any collapse of the building would be a danger for the construction workers and/or visitors - the outcome could be fatal. The building is declared Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO.

I ask you, to please fill in the form you'll find in this website:

www.sossagradafamilia.org

Attentively,

Roberto Ballerini