Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica reopened on Saturday, giving frontline workers the chance to have the usually tourist-packed landmark to themselves in recognition of their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health workers, police officers and NGO staff members with their families visit the Sagrada Familia basilica as it reopens following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
People took photos and listened to audio guides after Archbishop of Barcelona Joan Josep Omella led representatives of healthcare workers into the church. The goal is to recognise and pay tribute to Barcelona residents, “especially those who have been on the front lines fighting and working to prevent Covid-19”, according to a statement on the basilica’s website.
A second phase of reopening will see the lofty and famously unfinished church welcome Barcelona’s residents for free, while a third will allow domestic and international tourists to visit.
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