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Barcelona. / 41.38278°N 2.17694°E / 41.38278; 2.17694. 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 ...
Gothic Quarter, Barcelona. Coordinates: 41°22′58″N 2°10′37″E. Pont del Bisbe built in 1928, Carrer del Bisbe. 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 ...
Sagrada Família. / 41.40369°N 2.17433°E / 41.40369; 2.17433. The main material used is stone. The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [ a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
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 ...
Barcelona remained the second largest city in Spain, at the heart of a region which was relatively industrialised and prosperous, despite the devastation of the civil war. [143] The result was a large-scale immigration from poorer regions of Spain (particularly Andalucia, Murcia and Galicia), [144] which in turn led to rapid urbanisation. [145]
Map of Barcelona. The urban planning of Barcelona developed in accordance with the historical and territorial changes of the city, and in line with other defining factors of public space, such as architecture, urban infrastructure and the adaptation and maintenance of natural spaces, parks and gardens . The urban evolution of Barcelona has been ...
Plaça d'Espanya Plaça d'Espanya with the Plaza de toros de las Arenas The Venetian towers Celebrating La Merce with a great fireworks show.. Plaça d'Espanya (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈplasə ðəsˈpaɲə]; English: Plaza of Spain) is one of Barcelona's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, held at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants ...
Gràcia ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasiə] ), meaning "grace" (in English ), is a district of the Mediterranean city of Barcelona, in the northeastern autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It comprises the barris (neighborhoods) of Vila de Gràcia, Vallcarca i els Penitents, El Coll, La Salut and Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova.