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The Plaça de CatalunyaTarragonaby Sculptor Jaume Otero created in 1928 for the 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/sandamichaela-1926915-walk-barcelona17/

The Plaça de Catalunya, a large plaza surrounded by monumental buildings, is Barcelona's busiest square. It is located between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and the nineteenth century Eixample district. Two of Barcelona's most famous streets, the Rambla and the Passeig de Gràcia start at the Plaça de Catalunya

Barcelona by Frederic Mares

The new design of Placa de Catalunya is by the architect Puig i Cadafalch (better known for his modernist building 'Casa de les Punxes') resulted in the current enormous square, created between 1925 and 1927.

The Plaça de Catalunya

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Woman with image of Virgin MaryEnric Monjo 1928

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Dona - Joan Borrell i Nicolau

HèrculesAntoni Parera 1928

Most of the statues located on the square were installed here just in 1928

Montserrat – Statue by Eusebi Arnau 1928

This is a group bronze by Sculptor Joan Borrell i Nicolau created in 1928 for the 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition. It is dedicated to the Catalan province of Lleida. It is composed of five figures (the fifth figure, a child, is hidden behind the two standing), three women and two children. The relaxed pose of the statues is supposed to transmit serenity

Most of the statues located on the square were installed here just in 1928

Lleida (Joan Borrell I Nicolau)

Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1976, the Macaya house was finished in 1901. The architect, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, revived the grandiose of the Gothic style with his design of the façade

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Figure of a cyclist at the entrance of the Casa Macaya. Work of Eusebi Arnau, is a tribute to Josep Puig I Cadafalch, architect of the palace. While working on Casa Macaya, he was also supervising the construction of Casa Amatller and moved between the two by bicycle.

Portal de l'Àngel is a pedestrian street in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona by Plaça Catalunya, and part of the large shopping area that spans from Avinguda Diagonal to Barri Gòtic. It's one of the city's most visited streets and is always crowded with tourists at any time of the year.

El Corte Ingles, Portal del Angel

Portal del Angel

El Corte Ingles, Portal del Angel

El Corte Ingles, Portal del Angel

FountainPortal del Angel

Trixi Taxi Service in Barcelona

Trixi Taxi Service in Barcelona

Avinguda Diagonal Palau del Baró de QuadrasThe «Palau del Baró de Quadras», built between 1904 and 1906, is a Modernist building designed by the Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch

Conjunt d'animals (Frederic Marès) Av. Diagonal, 639 - Jardins de Jaume Vicens i Vives

Casa Lamadrid Carrer Girona, 113

Casa Lamadrid Carrer Girona, 113Architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner Built: 1902The flat, narrow facade is treated with rich ornamentation typical of Domènech. Notable features are the almost semi-circular first-floor balconies, the metal railings of the other openings and the ornamental ceramic decoration of the wall surfaces. The ornqmental bands in a contrasting colour help to compensate for the verticality of the rest of the ensemble, which is topped by terrace parapet and the Gothic-inspred central turret (with the date of construction of the building.

The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul)

The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the neighborhood of El Guinardó, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Together with Palau de la Música Catalana, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was a fully functioning hospital until June 2009, it is currently undergoing restoration for use as a museum and cultural center. As of December 2009 there are still tours of the hospital being given several times a day.

Mosaic at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The Hospital de Sant Pau is the outstanding example of its type of exceptional interest because of its beauty, size and unique architectural design.In 1892 a Paris banker of Catalan origin, Pau Gil, left a large sum of money in his will for the construction of a hospital in his native city, to be named in honour of his patron saint. The land for this was purchased in 1898 and Domènech i Montaner received the commission to design it.

San Jordi (Saint George)

The Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth)

The large sculpture on the corner, by Miquel Blay, is entitled La cançó popular catalana (1909). Catalan song is personified as a graceful maid before a group of male and female figures. Above them is a copy of a silver statuette of St. George in the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya chapel

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The inspiration of the Palau de la Música CataIana was the concept of the "Orfeo Catalá" that emerged during the Barcelona Universal Exhibition of 1888. This choir for the performance of Catalan music formed part of the overall political movement that developed in these years, with a resurgence of Catalan nationalism.

Orfeó Català with the shield of Catalonia

The Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) was inaugurated February 9, 1908. In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Hospital de Sant Pau. These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona's architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

Text: InternetPictures: Internet & Daniela IacobCopyrights of the photos belong to each photographer

Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

Sound: Ramon Calduch - La moreneta