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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.
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 ...
Arc de Triomf. Arc de Triomf. The Arc de Triomf ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɾk də tɾiˈomf]) is a memorial arch in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.
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 ...
Christopher Columbus Monument. La Rambla ( Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈramblə]) is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. [ 1] A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres ( 3⁄4 mile) connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell.
RI-51-0000338. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia ( Catalan: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia ), also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral was constructed from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, with the principal work done in the fourteenth century.
Royal Square (Barcelona) Coordinates: 41.380°N 2.175°E. Royal Square. The Royal Square[ 1] (in Spanish: Plaza Real; in Catalan: Plaça Reial) is a square in the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is close to La Rambla, and is a popular tourist attraction, especially at night. The plaza hosts many restaurants and some of the city ...
The Cerdà plan, c. 1850. Plaça de les Glòries is the large square in the centre. Plaça de les Glòries, which was then well outside the city, was originally featured in the mid-19th-century Cerdà plan for Barcelona, intended as a large public square in a new city centre, but it remained sparsely developed, turning into one of Barcelona's major road and railway junctions.