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Plaça de Catalunya. Plaça de Catalunya (pronounced [ˈplasə ðə kətəˈluɲə], meaning in English "Catalonia Square"; sometimes referred to as Plaza de Cataluña, its Spanish name) is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be both its city centre and the place where the old city (see Barri Gòtic and Raval, in Ciutat Vella) and the 19th century-built Eixample ...
Flagship Castellana store at the Torre Titania tower, Madrid Aranda de Duero store Plaça Catalunya store, Barcelona Córdoba store Elche (Elx) store, 2009. El Corte Inglés S.A. (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈkoɾte jŋˈɡles]), [a] headquartered in Madrid, [2] is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks third worldwide.
The set of sculptures in the Plaça de Catalunya was created between 1927 and 1929 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.The Catalonia Square (in Catalan: Plaça de Catalunya) is one of the main centers of Barcelona, and is located in the Eixample district, at the confluence between the Rambla de Canaletas, the carrer de Pelai, the ronda de la Universitat, the Rambla de Catalunya ...
the Centre d'Art Santa Mònica is a public museum of contemporary art located on the Raval side of Rambla de Santa Mònica, with regular exhibitions of international artists. [18] the Palau de la Virreina, a Baroque palace, hosts museum exhibitions and cultural events. [19] In the Pla de l'Os is a 1971 pavement mosaic by Joan Miró. [8]
Revolt of 1842 against Espartero. In 1841 the Barcelona City Council announced a competition to promote the development of the city. On 11 September 1841 the prize was awarded to Dr. Pedro Felipe Monlau, doctor and hygienist, author of the work Abajo las murallas, Memoria acerca de las ventajas que reportaría a Barcelona y especialmente a su industria de la demolición de las murallas que ...
Ildefons Cerdà's so-called Pla Cerdà was not totally successful in transforming Barcelona's urban reality, as only parts of it were finally approved. The construction of Avinguda Diagonal is one of the projects it entailed that became reality, when a Royal Decree from Queen Isabella II of Spain and Leopoldo O'Donnell's Spanish government in Madrid allowed him to start the construction of the ...
Crossing between Rambla de Catalunya and Gran Via Banco Vitalicio building Crossing between Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes and Passeig de Gràcia. Note the red Metro sign. Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes ("Great Way of the Catalan Courts"), more simply known as Gran Via [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.ə], is one of Barcelona's major avenues.
Plaça de Catalunya station, also known as Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya, [1] [2] Plaça Catalunya or simply Catalunya [3] is a major station complex in Barcelona located under Plaça de Catalunya, the city's central square and a large transport hub.