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Torre Agbar, Barcelona

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May 252008
 

Torre Agbar, Barcelona

The , or , is a 21st-century skyscraper at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, , , Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and built by Dragados. It opened in June 2005 and was inaugurated officially by the King of Spain on 16 September 2005. The Torre Agbar is located in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona and is named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aguas de Barcelona. Nice for Barcelona .
GPS travel coordinates: 41° 24′ 12″ N, 2° 11′ 22″ E

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Barri Gotico, Barcelona

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May 112008
 

The (‘Gothic Quarter’ in Catalan) is the centre of the old . It stretches from La Rambla to Via , and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere. Despite several changes undergone in the 19th and early 20th century, many of the buildings date from Medieval times, some from as farther back as the Roman deciding of .

Barri Gotico, Barcelona

Gotico


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Remains of the squared can be seen around Tapineria and Sots-Tinent to the north, Avinguda de and to the westerly and Carrer de la Palla to the south. El Call, the medieval Jewish quarter, is located within this area too. The Barri Gotic retains a complex street plan, with many diminutive streets opening discover into squares. Most of the quarter is closed to regular traffic although unstoppered to service vehicles and taxis. Barcelona is best for fun holidays.
GPS tourist coordinates:  41° 23′ 5″ N, 2° 10′ 24″ E

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Montjuic, Barcelona

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May 082008
 

Montjuic, Barcelona

Montjuic is a hill located in , Spain. Montjuic is translated as Hill of the Jews in the medieval , or as a corruption of Latin Mons Jovicus (that is, hill of Jupiter). The name is found in several locations in the : the Catalan cities of Girona and have a Montjuic, as does the . When written in a Spanish rather than Catalan context it is generally spelled Montjuich (in the old Catalan spelling before Pompeu Fabra’s orthography). Great place for .
GPS travel destination: 41° 21′ 51″ N, 2° 9′ 29″ E

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Casa Batllo, Barcelona

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May 072008
 

Casa is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of , .

Casa Batllo, Barcelona

Casa Batllo, Barcelona


The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona. The building looks very remarkable — like everything Gaudí designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work. It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles (trencadís) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or dinosaur. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the sword of Saint George (patron saint of Catalonia), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon. Must for any Barcelona .
GPS travel coordinates: 41° 23′ 30″ N, 2° 9′ 54″ E

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Placa de Catalunya, Barcelona

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May 062008
 

(or , both being the official names; is a large square in that is generally considered to be both its city centre and the place where the old city (see Gòtic and Raval, in Ciutat Vella) and the 19th century-built Eixample meet.

Placa de Catalunya, Barcelona

Placa de Catalunya


Some of the city’s most important streets and avenues meet in Placa Catalunya: Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla de Catalunya, or Portal de l’Àngel, in addition to Ronda de Sant Pere, Carrer de Vergara or Carrer de Pelai. It has an area of about 50,000 square metres. It is especially known for its fountains and statues, its proximity to some of ’s most popular attractions, and for the impressive flocks of pigeons that gather in the center. Visit and enjoy nice with many travel attractions.
GPS travel coordinates: 41° 23′ 12″ N, 2° 10′ 12″ E

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Cathedral La Seu, Barcelona

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Apr 172008
 

Cathedral La Seu, Barcelona
The Cathedral of (also called La Seu) is the Gothic cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of , Spain (Though sometimes inaccurately so called, the famous is not a cathedral). The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries on top of a former Visigothic church. The Gothic-like façade is from the 19th century. The cathedral is dedicated to Eulalia of Barcelona, co-patron saint of Barcelona, a young virgin who, according to Catholic tradition, suffered martyrdom during Roman times in Barcelona. One story is that she was exposed naked in the public square and a miraculous snow fall in mid spring covered her nudity. The enraged Romans put her into a barrel with knives stuck into it and rolled it down a street (according to tradition, the one now called ‘Baixada de Santa Eulalia’). The body of is entombed in the cathedral’s crypt. Another great for Barcelona .
GPS travel coordinates: 41° 23′ 2″ N, 2° 10′ 35″ E

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