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One of these buildings contains a small room with a telephone booth. The other, while once being the porter's house, is now a permanent exhibition of the Barcelona City History Museum (Catalan: Museu d'Història de Barcelona). [9] [10] The focal point of the park is the main terrace, enclosed by a long bench in the form of a sea serpent. The ...
The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, the name refers in the strict sense only to the eastern half of the lake.
English: "The Mastaba" massive sculpture, floating in the Serpentine."The Mastaba" by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a 600-ton array of red, magenta and blue oil drums. The shape is a rectangular pile with sloping sides, vertical ends and a flat top; it is derived from Egyptian tombs of that shape, the name comes from the Arabic for bench.
Barcelona’s extensive Metro system is regular and dependable. Tickets start at €2.55/£2.13 for a single fare. Trains run from 5am to midnight Monday to Thursday, 5am to 2am on Friday and ...
The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion based in London’s Kensington Gardens, opening on June 7, will host a newly commissioned soundscape, a library and a series of performances and talks.
The Palace of Albéniz (Spanish: Palacete Albéniz, Catalan: Palauet Albéniz), formerly known as the Royal Pavilion of Montjuic, is a palace located on the Montjuïc mountain, in Barcelona, Spain, that currently serves as the official residence of the Spanish royal family in the region.
In Barcelona, my top pick is Amar, a Catalan restaurant that focuses on seafood and has about 700 wines on deck. It's located inside the El Palace Hotel, and I often see a good mix of locals and ...
This church was the second in Barcelona to receive the title of minor basilica, preceded only by the Barcelona Cathedral. The title was granted in 1918 by Pope Benedict XV , commemorating the seven hundredth anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin to St. Peter Nolasco , founder of the Order of Mercy .