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2. Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   Barcelona (/ ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə / ⓘ 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. With a population of 1.6 million within city ...

3. History of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   Barcelona's suburbs, such as L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Bellvitge, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Adrià de Besòs, and Badalona, also saw a dramatic population increase over a single decade. [148] The city now had an extremely dense population (1,557,863 inhabitants, 15,517 per km 2, in 1970), often housed in very poor quality accommodations ...

4. Gothic Quarter, Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   The Gothic Quarter (Catalan: Barri Gòtic [ˈbari ˈɣɔtik] or El Gòtic; Spanish: Barrio Gótico) is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere. It is a part of Ciutat Vella district. The quarter encompasses the oldest parts of ...

5. Culture of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Urban planning of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   Barcelona aerial view (2004). Barcelona, capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, is located in the Spanish Levant, on the Mediterranean coast. Its geographical location is between 41°16' and 41°30' north latitude and between 1°54' and 2°18' east longitude. [2]

7. Timeline of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   1976 – Festival Grec de Barcelona begins. 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.

8. Architecture of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   Roman archaeological remains, Museum of the History of Barcelona There is scarce vestiges of prehistoric period to the city. If well it is ascertained the human presence in the paleolithic, the first rests regarding the architecture proceed of the neolíthic, period in which the human being went back sedentary and happened of a subsistència based in the hunting and the recol·lecció to an ...

9. Museum of the History of Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   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. The museum's headquarters are located on Plaça del Rei, in the Barcelona ...