BARCELONA

Jordi Bretcha, and Xavier Mestre and Rafael Callisaya

CONTENTS

• CATALONIA SQUARE• LES RAMBLES• BARCELONA’S CATHEDRAL• GOTHIC NEIGHBORHOOD• SAINT JAUME’S SQUARE• LA RIBERA NEIGHBORHOOD• KING’S SQUARE• SANTA MARIA DEL MAR• EL FOSSAR DE LES MORERES• ARC DE TRIOMF• SAGRADA FAMILIA

Location of Barcelona

MAP OF CATALONIA

CATALONIA SQUARE

• It’s in the centre of Barcelona (Passèig de Gràcia and Les Rambles).

• Built in 1859, conceived as a part of pla Rovira.

LES RAMBLES

• It’s the most popular street in Barcelona (1 km lenght).

• It has main places like Liceu, Canaletas…

BARCELONA’S CATHEDRAL

• Gothic Style, built between the 13-15th centuries.

• It has outstanding features: Gargoyles representing animals.

GOTHIC NEIGHBORHOOD

• It’s the old centre of Barcelona

SANT JAUME’S SQUARE

• It is in the centre of the Old City of Barcelona, since the Roman epoque

• Politics (Generalitat of Catalonia and City Hall)

LA RIBERA NEIGHBORHOOD

• It’s a part of Sant Pere and Santa Caterina quarter (Ciutat Vella of Barcelona)

• It has buildings from the Middle Age.

KING’S SQUARE

• It has the Royal Palace• Counts of Barcelona residence

SANTA MARÍA DEL MAR

• Built 1329 – 1383. It was built by the neighbours. Its stones were extracted from Montjuic, a mountain in Barcelona.

• Gothic style church in the Ribera district• Catalan Gothic

EL FOSSAR DE LES MORERES

• It is built on a cementery.• It is a representation of the people who died

in a war in the XVIII Century for Catalonia.

ARC DE TRIOMF

• Built for the 1888 Universal exhibition as the main acces gate by Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas

SAGRADA FAMILIA

• The building was started in 1882 and it has not been finished yet.

• The architect was Gaudí• Modernist Style

CONCLUSION

• WEATHER, BEACH• A LOT OF ARCHITECTURE• TOURISM• NIGHT LIFE• MUSEUMS• A LOT OF THINGS TO WATCH