Sagrada Família were partially destroyed, have been partially reconstructed in recent years. Since 2013, AVE high-speed trains have passed near the Sagrada Família through an underground tunnel that runs beneath the centre of Barcelona. The tunnel's construction, which began on 26 March 2010, was controversial. The Ministry of Public Works of Spain ("Ministerio de Fomento") claimed the project posed no risk to the church. Sagrada Família engineers and architects disagreed, saying there was no guarantee that the tunnel would not affect the stability of the building. The Board of the Sagrada Família ("Patronat de la Sagrada Família") and the neighborhood association "AVE
Sagrada Familia School offer. Nowadays, the Parents’ Association (APA) is the owner of the center, after the purchase agreement with the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Sagrada Familia School takes up a large plot of 26,000 m2 where two connected buildings, with more than 8,000 m2, accommodate the following facilities: There is a playground for preschoolers, “The pine tree park”, with 1,000 m2 and equipped with bathrooms. The SFS promotes sports and an indoor 1,500m2 sports hall is planned for the coming years. SFS is a private school receiving state subsidy offering a comprehensive education to its students from Nursery School (Infantil) to