reporter: it's arcelona's number one tourist draw, la sagrada familia.oni gaudi's still-uncompleted basilica, with its innovative design and construction, has a way of amazing and enchanting nearly every visitor. japanese tourist: it's amazing. i don't know how to describe it, but it was kind of my dream to come here. dutch tourist: i'm in the city for eight hours, and i thought this was something that i ought to see. spanish tourist: i think it's wonderful to have a square across from the church, a place of quiet before you enter the building. reporter: more than three million visitors come to sagrada familia each year. that can leave little room for locals, who like to visit the square across the street. norman: also, people who live in the district here love this place. anyway, squares are part of the spanish culture. people sit here in the shade, they gossip about the neighbors, and discuss the politics. spain without the so-called "plaza" is unimaginable. reporter: for these two men, the placa sagrada familia is a part of their lives. fernando lastr