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Carrer dels Comtes 2, 08002 Barcelona
Archives, Arts & Culture, Corpus Christi, Historical Site
The Archive of the Crown of Aragon (ACA) is the historical archive which contains the documents from the institutions of the ancient Crown of Aragon, as well from other historical Spanish collections, hosting more than seven centuries of history.
Arxiu de la Corona d'Aragó, photo by Kippelboy via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Plaça de la Concòrdia 13, 08014 Barcelona
Community Center, Corpus Christi, Les Corts
This lovely building, which has served its present purpose since 1984, was the private home of the Deu family, who were spirit distillers. It was the first house in Les Corts to be recovered as a municipal facility.
Photo by Edu Bayer courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Plaça de Sant Iu 5, 08002 Barcelona
Barcelona Museums, Barri Gòtic, Climate shelter, Corpus Christi, Historical Site, Museum
The Museu Frederic Marès is a unique collecting museum that preserves the collections assembled by its founder, sculptor Frederic Marès.
The Museu Frederic Marès. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Pla de la Seu, 08002 Barcelona
Barri Gòtic, Corpus Christi, Historical Site, Worship
Gothic cathedral that dates back to the year 1298, one of the most famous sites in Barcelona.
Carrer del Sol 8, 08012 Barcelona
Corpus Christi, Gràcia, Historical Site, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Worship
The Oratori de Sant Felip Neri de Gràciais a neo-baroque building, with the facade directly inspired by the church of Sant Felip Neri in the city center.
Photo by Eduard Pedrocchi courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Carrer de Menorca, 08020 Barcelona
Arts & Culture, Barcelona Parks, Corpus Christi, Park
Sant Martí is a large community park, a quiet square under dense trees, made up of quite distinct spaces.
Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Rambla de Guipúscoa, Barcelona
Corpus Christi, Street
The Rambla de Guipúzcoa is a boulevard in the neighborhoods of La Verneda and Sant Martí de Provençals.
Photo by Paola de Grenet courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Carrer de Aragó 299, 08009 Barcelona
Corpus Christi, Historical Site, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Worship
The Església de la Puríssima Concepció, on Carrer d’Aragó, was built in the 13th century as a convent for nuns on what is now Via Laietana.
Carrer de Pujades 189, 08005 Barcelona
Corpus Christi, Historical Site, Poblenou, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Worship
The old parish church of Santa Maria del Taulat, built in 1878, was destroyed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. In 1945, work began on a new temple, designed by the architect Marià Romaní (1900-1966), and it was completed in 1950.
Photo by Pep Herrero courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Camí de Can Clos 99, 08038 Barcelona
Garden, Historical Site, Sants-Montjuïc
Can Mestres, a masia in Marina de Port, is a rural spot in the middle of the city that belongs to an urban allotment network set up by the City Council.
Parc de Montjuïc s/n, 08038 Barcelona
Museum
Located in the heart of Parc de Montjuic, the Fundació Joan Miró was opened in 1975. The Foundation houses a collection of over 14,000 pieces by Miró and hosts a series of temporary exhibits.
Carrer d'En Giralt el Pellicer 25, 08003 Barcelona
Historical Site, History, Museum
Located inside the current Santa Caterina market, the Espacio Santa Caterina. Archaeological Interpretation Center summarizes some of the fundamental facts of the history of Barcelona from the Bronze Age to contemporary history.
Carrer de Montcada 25, 08003 Barcelona
Arts & Culture, Barcelona Museums, Museum
The Moco Museum is housed in the 16th-century mansion, the Palau Cervelló, next to Picasso Museum in Barcelona’s Born neighborhood.
Avinguda Diagonal 211, 08018 Barcelona
Architecture, Historical Site
Torre Glòries, formerly known as Torre Agbar, is a skyscraper of 144 meters in Barcelona’s Sant Martí district. The building was designed and built by Jean Nouvel and b720 Arquitectos.
Carrer de València 284, 08007 Barcelona
Barcelona Museums, History, Museum
Museu Egipci de Barcelona is one of Europe's foremost private collections of Egyptian art and culture, and an organization committed to research and the study and dissemination of Ancient Egypt.
Plaça del Diamant, 08012 Barcelona
Gràcia, Historical Site, History, Museum, Spanish Civil War
Built twelve meters below ground level by the residents of the neighborhood during the Spanish Civil War, it gave shelter to more than two hundred people during the many air-raid attacks launched on the industrial district of Gràcia of that time.
Carrer d'Entença 155, 08029 Barcelona
Historical Site, History
The Barcelona Men's Penitentiary, La Model, was the most important prison in Catalunya for much of the 20th century.
Carrer del Rosselló 87-89, 08029 Barcelona
Architecture, Arts & Culture, Catalan history, Eixample, Historical Site
Located inside one of the Eixample’s residential blocks, the head office of the publishers Editorial Gustavo Gili was built between 1954 and 1960, and awarded the FAD Prize for Architecture in 1961.
Passeig de Santa Madrona 36, 08038 Barcelona
Theatre
Built for the 1929 Universal Exhibition, the Teatre Grec, the work of Ramon Reventós, boasts extraordinary acoustic and visual quality.
Avinguda de Pedralbes 7, 08034 Barcelona
Antoni Gaudí, Architecture, Historical Site, Modernista
Famous for their colorfulness and forms, these pavilions are full of mythological and aesthetic details that make them one Barcelona's architectural gems.
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