all right thanks so much for bringing that we can get out to tara jones why is this if it was you know no thanks for bringing us background details along now to our series on european landmarks and the catalog architect who would have made a fantastic hippie himself that's because his main work the cigar out of fun new in barcelona is a flagship of his very one of a kind style influenced by nature and it's still unfinished today but nevertheless worth a visit. to the basilica of the holy family. has been under construction since the year 1882 but it wasn't until this past june 137 years into the project that the city of barcelona granted an official building permits. architect anthony gowdy is credited as saying that his client wasn't in a hurry when it's finished galaxy's masterpiece will look like this with 18 spires and 3 for sides since goudie died in 1967 different architects have overseen the

project number 7 your de facto he took over in 2012. how do you ever saw his life's work for more than 4 decades until he was struck by a tram and killed since then architects from around the globe have continued to project. the work is financed exclusively through donations and entrance fees neither of a spanish government nor the catholic church provides money for the project. nonetheless each year around $25000000.00 euros are raised to finish how discreation. when he. started the site gratify me the completely unconventionally. he built the church and parts. list part of. jodi was an intuitive architect his ideas often developed and changed. as he worked out he

didn't leave behind blueprints for his successors which means a lot of the construction is essentially a guessing game. most will if you will. our goal is to finish the project according to go d's ideas as much as possible if you will and i thought that's why we've got to study the few documents that he left behind in great detail to make his vision into reality without any. local residents have mixed feelings about it the crowds of tourists who come to see the church have changed the neighborhood souvenir shops and kiosks have forced out businesses that serve locals. and there's another thing that worries residents back when the building started the construction site was in the middle of a field now the surrounding area is completely built up and some of the buildings will have to be torn down to implement gattis original plans for a promise not in front of the main facade. the target date for finishing the

project is 2026 just in time for the 100th anniversary of county's death but even in its unfinished state the church is already one of the best known buildings in europe. well it's usually associated with strip clubs or exotic dancing or cals but pole dancing has meanwhile become not only a popular fitness then competition activity for women but it's also rapidly gaining popularity with men and so we met up with dimitri polish champions this fort that he also frequently takes out of doors. dimitri polito of russia is one of the world's best competitive pole dancers. this is not just fooling around. nasa and the him of the day i started out with breakdowns. i wasn't very good at it

and we remember i think i was even one of the worst on the team. but nobody really believed that anything special would become of me one day. that's not. the big turnaround came 6 years ago when dimitri pulled the talk discovered acrobatic pole dancing and found in it a masculine sport that demands strength insurance and a dose of courage. didn't i know but i would go there right after you so i don't need to apologize for it if people associate my work with strip tease women are maybe a bit more uncomfortable with the topic i don't like it but i just say do i really look like a stripper. dimitri polito it was born in russia and now lives with his wife and young son in neighboring ukraine. and that 5 year old sarah fim is proud of his papa's job and enjoys practicing together with a. tree

polytope uses every free minute he can to train in his own gym. his calendar is booked up these days he's in demand not just as a performer but as a coach as well. travels all over the world competing for and winning international awards. anyone who aims for the top past you know how to fall that's what dimitri tells aspiring pole dancers he'd like to see pole dancing become an olympic sport someday and he intends to work hard to help make it what. does look like fun and it does bring us to the end of the show so until next time for myself and the crew all the best from berlin.

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