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The history of Barcelona stretches over 2000 years to its origins as an Iberian village named Barkeno. [1] Its easily defensible location on the coastal plain between the Collserola ridge (512 m) and the Mediterranean Sea , the coastal route between central Europe and the rest of the Iberian Peninsula , has ensured its continued importance, if ...
Barcelona (/ ˌ b ɑːr s ə ˈ l oʊ n ə / ⓘ BAR-sə-LOH-nə; Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ; Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona] ⓘ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain.
1978 – Barcelona International Centre of Photography inaugurated. 1982 Pasqual Maragall becomes mayor. Part of 1982 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Barcelona. 1986 – Barcelona Metròpolis magazine begins publication and the city was chosen to host the 1992 Summer Olympics. 1987 19 June: Hipercor bombing. Parc de la Creueta del Coll ...
The Museum of the History of Barcelona (Catalan: Museu d'Història de Barcelona, MUHBA) is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of Barcelona, from its origins in Roman times until the present day.
Barcelona subsoil sanitation project: sewerage, drainage, urban waste (1891), by Pere Garcia Fària. From the end of the century it is worth mentioning Pere Garcia Fària's project to regulate the city's sewage system (Proyecto de saneamiento del subsuelo de Barcelona: alcantarillado, drenaje, residuos urbanos, 1891). It was a project that ...
Museum of the History of Barcelona MUHBA: Gothic Quarter: Ciutat Vella: History: 816,989: Historical heritage of the city of Barcelona, from its origins in Roman times until the present day. Main site at Casa Padellàs: Museum of the History of Catalonia MHC: Barceloneta: Ciutat Vella: History: 131,855: History and culture of Catalonia from ...
Barcelona's culture stems from the city's 2000 years of history. Barcelona has historically been a cultural center of reference in the world. To a greater extent than the rest of Catalonia, where Catalonia's native language Catalan is more dominant, Barcelona is a bilingual city: Catalan and Spanish are both official and widely spoken.
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