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Website. bgc.com.ph. Bonifacio Global City (also known as BGC, Global City, or The Fort) is a central business district and major financial hub located in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southeast of the capital city of Manila. The district experienced commercial growth following the sale of a 440 ha ...
The history of Barcelona stretches over 2000 years to its origins as an Visigoth village named Barkeno. [ 1 ] In the early 8th century, Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi founded the city of Barshiluna in the Iberian Peninsula, significantly contributing to the spread of Islamic culture in Al-Andalus. Under Muslim rule, the city became a ...
The Temple of Augustus in Barcelonawas a Roman templebuilt during the Imperial periodin the colony of Barcino (modern day Barcelona). The temple was the central building on Tàber Hill, currently in Carrer del Paradísnumber 10, in the city's so-called Gothic Quarter. The dedication to Augustus is traditional, but unproven.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Maritime Museum of Barcelona (Catalan: Museu Marítim de Barcelona, MMB) is located in the building of Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century. The first mention of these arsenals date from 1243 in a document indicating the boundaries of ...
Barcelonnette was founded and named in 1231, by Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. [3] While the town's name is generally seen as a diminutive form of Barcelona in Catalonia, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing point out an earlier attestation of the name Barcilona in Barcelonnette in around 1200, and suggest that it is derived instead from two earlier stems [specify] signifying a mountain ...