BARCELONAINS Maria Aurèlia Capmany

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Catalonia Square Les Rambles Barcelona’s Cathedral Gothic neighborhood Plaça Sant Jaume La Ribera neighborhood King’s square Santa Maria del Mar El fossar de Les Moreres La Ciutadella Arc de Triomf

CATALONIA SQUARE

Center of Barcelona (Passèig de Gràcia and Les Rambles). Built at 1859 conceived as part of pla Rovira

LES RAMBLES

Most popular street in Barcelona (length1 km) Main spots: Liceu, Canaletas

BARCELONA’S CATHEDRAL

Gothic style Built between the 13- 15th

centuries Outstanding features: gargoyles

representing animals

GOTHIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Old centre of Barcelona. Its main characteristic

PLAÇA DE SANT JAUME

Center of the Old City of Barcelona since the Romans Politics (Generalitat of Catalonia and City Hall )

LA RIBERA NEIGHBORHOOD

Part of Sant Pere and Santa Caterina quarter (Ciutat Vella of Barcelona)

Buildings from the Middle age (nobles houses, artisans and guilds workshops)

Barcelona harbor and Barcelona’s conquest between 13–15th centuries: richness

KING’S SQUARE

Royal Palace Counts of Barcelona residence (Kings of Aragon) After XVI building divided between the Inquisition and the royal

administration 

SANTA MARÍA DEL MAR

Built 1329 -1383 . Maritime and mercantile preeminence. Gothic style church in the Ribera district Catalan Gothic

EL FOSSAR DE LES MORERES

The Fossar de les Moreres built over a cemetery  Siege of Barcelona (end Succession war 1714)

ARC DE TRIOMF Built for the 1888 Universal exhibition as main access

gate (Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas) Reddish brickwork (Moorish style). Friezes: 

front stone sculpture "Barcelona rep les nacions “(Josep Reynés)

Back stone carving "Recompense“ ( Josep Llimona)

LA CIUTADELLA

1929 Barcelona International Exhibition (economic, architectural and technological growth)

Parc de la Ciutadella (city's main public park) Zoo, the Parliament of Catalonia, a lake, some museums, and a

fountain of considerable size designed by Josep Fontserè.