Construction on Richard Meier's modernist design was delayed many times by interference from bureaucrats and Eternal City art professionals, but it is now scheduled to debut in the spring.

NPR: Roman 'Altar of Peace' Survives Aesthetic War

Worse, there is a long tradition of interference in the managerial decisions of Pemex, of politicians appointing friends to plum jobs in the company, and of construction contracts being handed out to favoured firms.

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