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• La Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Mallorca 401. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934761010 | E-mail: informacio@sagradafamilia.org. www.sagradafamilia.org. The great temple of atonement. In 1883 the brilliant architect Gaudí agreed to take on this project, succeeding Francisco de Paula. The artist worked on it until his…

• Montserrat Monastery. Monistrol de Montserrat.

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  … Monte Montserrat s/n. 08199. Monistrol de Montserrat. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 938777724 | E-mail: informacio@larsa-montserrat.com. www.montserratvisita.com. The Virgin of Montserrat. The veneration of this Virgin spread all over South America when the monk Bernat Boil accompanied Christophe…

• La Boqueria. Barcelona.

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  … La Rambla, 91. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: associacio@boqueria.info. www.boqueria.info. Sant Josep Market, better known as "La Boqueria", is in the heart of La Rambla Avenue. It is Barcelona's most famous and picturesque market. This emblematic spot in the city, in what was once the patio …

• Pedralbes Monastery. Barcelona.

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  … Bajada Monestir 9. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932039408 | E-mail: monestirpedralbes@bcn.cat. http://www.bcn.cat/museuhistoriaciutat/es/muhba_monestir_pedralbes.html. Gothic monastery with a single-nave church. The Gothic style monastery was built in the 14th century. The church has only…

• Santa María del Mar Church. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza de Santa María 1. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) An example of Catalonian Gothic. It is one of the best examples of 14th century Catalonian Gothic architecture. It is the work of the architect Berenguer de Montagut and was the temple of the shipowners and merchants in Gothic Barcelona. Seen fro…

• Sant Pere de les Puelles Church. Barcelona.

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  … Lluís el Piadós, 1. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933807454 | E-mail: santpere164@arqbcn.cat. http://www.parroquiasantpere.org. It preserves diverse Romanesque elements. The church forms part of the premises of the monastery of Benedictine nuns, which was founded in the mid-10th century an…

• Santa Ana Church. Barcelona.

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  … Plazoleta de Santa Anna s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: santaannabcn@gmail.com. http://www.parroquiasantaanna.org/. A church with Romanesque and Gothic elements. Its structure is in the Romanesque style. The cloister and the roof are Gothic and date from the 15th century. It forms part of…

• Santa María del Pi Church. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza del Pi 7. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@basilicadelpi.com. http://basilicadelpi.com. Gothic church with an outstanding large single nave. Built between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Inside there is only one large nave. Gothic style church, built between the second half o…

• Old Santa Creu Hospital. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Hospital 56. 08001. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932702304 | E-mail: bustia@bcn.es. It is one of the city's most characteristic Gothic buildings. Built in the fifteenth century and declared a national Historic-Artistic Monument in 1931, the ancient Santa Creu hospital is one of the city's …

• Town Hall or “Casa de la Ciutat”. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza de Sant Jaume s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: bi@mail.bcn.es. www.bcn.es. It is a historic building which mixes architectonic styles. Although the original construction dates from the 14th century, diverse reforms have made the Casa de la Ciutat a building with a mixture of styles. …

• Barcelona Auditorium. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Lepant 150. 08013. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932479301 | E-mail: info@auditori.org. www.auditori.org. It is a modern building where classical music concerts are held. The auditorium is an ideal place for listening to music measuring over 42,500 square metres. Barcelona's Auditorium, des…

• Old Customs House. Barcelona.

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  … Avenida Marqués de Argentera 2. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 935209371 | It is a classical style building situated on the seashore. The Old Customs House is one of the most important buildings which surround the Plaza del Portal de la Pau. It was built between 1896 and 1902 by Enric Sagni…

• Triumphal Arch. Barcelona.

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  … Paseo Lluis Companys s/n. 08010. Barcelona. (Catalonia) It was the entry gate to the International Exposition of 1888. The monument is an allegory to industry, handicrafts and business, and was designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca. The Triumphal Arch was designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca …

• Nuestra Señora de La Merced Basilica. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza de la Mercè 1. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933152756 | Late Gothic style church. Late Gothic style church. It still retains an image of the city's patron saint, the Mercè Virgin. Originally in the thirteenth century the building was Gothic however, it was renovated in the eighteent…

• Reial Major Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza del Rey s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932680454 | E-mail: museuhistoria@bcn.cat. www.museuhistoria.bcn.es. A group of buildings in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. It was the residence of the counts of Barcelona, and later the kings of Aragón. It basically consists of three buil…

• Episcopal Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Calle del Bisbe 5. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932701303 | E-mail: secgral@palau.arqbcn.org. www.arqbcn.org. A wide range of styles. It has an interesting interior courtyard with Romanesque arches and Gothic windows. The building has a range of styles deriving from the various remodellin…

• Requesens Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Bisbe Caçador 3. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933102349 | E-mail: bones-lletres@boneslletres.cat. http://www.boneslletres.cat/. It is the headquarters of the Royal Academy of Letters. It was built in the Gothic period. It is the headquarters of the Royal Academy of Letters and the G…

• Moja Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Porta Ferrisa 3. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933162741 | www.bcn.es. An eclectic building. An eclectic building with both Gothic and Neoclassical elements. Designed by the architect Josep Mas towards the end of the 18th century. This palace, was commissioned by the Marquises of Moja and …

• Sant Jordi Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Paseo Olímpic 5-7. 08038. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 934250506 | www.bsmsa.es. The Barcelona of the Olympic Games. Designed by Arata Isozaki, it is the most significant building of the Barcelona of the Olympic Games. The Palau de Sant Jordi is the most impressive of the numerous constructions …

• Virreina Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Rambla de les Flors 99. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) www.virreina.bcn.cat. Archetype of Baroque civil architecture. Built in the 17th century and is one of the best examples of Baroque civil architecture in Barcelona. Inside its sumptuous interior there is a spacious vaulted hall. Today it is used …

• Sant Cugat del Vallés Monastery. Sant Cugat del Vallès.

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  … Jardines del Monasterio s/n. 08172. Sant Cugat del Vallès. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 935895340 | E-mail: museu@santcugat.cat. http://www.museu.santcugat.cat. This is the most important monastery in Barcelona. It dates back to the 9th century. It consists of a church, built in the 11th and 12t…

• Berenguer d´Aguilar Palace. Barcelona.

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  … Calle Montcada 15. 08003. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933150102 | E-mail: museupicasso@bcn.cat. www.museupicasso.bcn.es/index.htm. A Gothic building at the heart of the Picasso Museum. The Gothic building dates back to the fifteenth century. It has been the Picasso Museum since 1963. Berenguer …

• Güell pavilions. Barcelona.

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  … Avenida de Pedralbes 7. 08034. Barcelona. (Catalonia) E-mail: cultura-impuqv@bcn.cat . http://www.rutadelmodernisme.com. The use of the suspended chain. Here, the 'catenaria' or suspended chain is used for the first time. The ends of a chain are fixed and the rest is left hanging, thus showing the e…

• Roman Necropolis. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza de la Vila de Madrid s/n. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 932680454 | E-mail: museuhistoria@bcn.cat. http://www.bcn.cat/museuhistoriaciutat/es/muhba_via_sepulcral.html. Ninety five tombs from the second and third centuries A.D. Part of a necropolis from the second and third centuries A…

• Christopher Columbus monument. Barcelona.

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  … Plaza Portal de la Pau 1. 08002. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 933025224 | www.bcn.es. The discoverer of America. One of the most emblematic monuments in the town. The 52 metre high column was designed by Gaietà Buïgas for the 1888 World Exhibition, and is crowned by a statue of Christopher Colum…