Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line of the AVE tunnel near Barcelona, a number of nearby buildings suffered damage from a sinkhole that appeared near a commuter rail station, damaging one of its platforms. The construction committee of Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia church lobbied for a re-routing of the tunnel - it passes within metres of the massive church's foundations. It also passes equally near the UNESCO-recognized Casa Milà also designed by Antoni Gaudí. Furthermore, until 2005 both Siemens and Talgo/Bombardier train sets failed to meet scheduled speed targets, although in a test run during the homologation tests of the new S102 trains of RENFE, a
Igor Gaudi Igor Gaudi Igor Gaudi (born 10 Apr 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Gaudi competed in the San Marino three times. In 1995 and 1999 he took part in the singles and in 1999 he played in the doubles, with Giorgio Galimberti. He didn't register a win in any tournament. After winning his final qualification match over Vincenzo Santopadre, in five sets, Gaudi made it into the main draw of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where he was beaten in the opening round by Moroccan Hicham Arazi. He tested positive for Norandrosterone in early 2003 and was suspended