Casa Vicens is a modernist building situated in the Gràcia neighbourhood in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the work of architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet and is considered to be his first major project. It was built between 1883 and 1885, although Gaudí…

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera (“the stone quarry”) in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a Modernism style building at Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by Antoni…

The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (English: Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) in the neighborhood of El Guinardó, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930. It is one of the most prominent works of the Catalan…

La Rambla, considered the most well known street in central Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, provides a successful example of cities creating public spaces for people to meet and socialize. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres (3⁄4…

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes belongs to the order of the Poor Clares located in the Pedralbes district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Their buildings form a remarkable monumental set of gothic style. Since March 2012, the Pedralbes Monastery…

Montjuïc Castle (Catalan: Castell de Montjuïc, Spanish: Castillo de Montjuich) is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It currently serves as a Barcelona municipal facility.…

The Montjuïc Communications Tower, popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, with construction taking place from 1989…

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Architects Eugenio Pedro Cendoya Oscoz (Villabona-Amasa, September 6, 1894 – Barcelona, ​​March 29, 1975). He was a Basque…

Plaça de Catalunya is the most central and largest of Barcelona‘s squares (Catalonia, Spain). It is the junction between the old town and the Eixample. Important roads in the city such as La Rambla, Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla de Catalunya, the Universitat…

The Plaza de España in Barcelona (in Catalan and officially Plaça d’Espanya) is one of the most emblematic spaces of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). It was built during the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, according to a project prepared by Josep Puig…

Palau de la Música Catalana (English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernism style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral…

The Palau Güell is a building located on Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 3-5 del Raval de Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia), declared a Historical and Artistic Monument in 1969 by the Spanish State and, in 1984, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, for its contribution and…

Park Güell (cat. Park Güell) is a large garden with architectural elements located in the upper part of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) on the slope of the Carmel hill overlooking the sea, near Tibidabo. It was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi, the greatest…

Plaça Reial is a public space in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) that includes the architectural ensemble of the same name, listed as a cultural asset of local interest. Nowadays, it is a meeting point for a very heterogeneous audience…

The Sagrada Família (cat. La Sagrada Família) in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is the most famous work of Antoni Gaudí. It is the most visited tourist attraction in Spain (3.2 million visitors a year), even famous Prado Museum in Madrid cannot compete with…

Poble Espanyol – one of the most interesting areas of Barcelona is Montjuïc Mountain, home to the world’s most amazing architectural park of Catalonia (Spain). At the beginning of the 20th Century, only Montjuïc Mountain remained undeveloped in Barcelona.…

Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster and by the Spanish civil engineers Julio Martínez Calzón and Manuel…

New buildings in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). High-tech architecture At the turn of the century, there were no significant changes in the future of Barcelona, which continued to rely on innovation and design as projects, along with the use of new technologies…

The Museu Picasso in Barcelona is the reference museum for knowledge of Pablo Picasso’s formative years. With more than 4,249 works by the painter, it has the world’s most complete collection of the artist’s early works. It is located on Carrer de Montcada…

Moco Museum of Barcelona is located in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) in Casa Cervelló-Giudice, a historic 16th century building, has an incredible Gothic façade and Renaissance style architectural details and was the residence of the Cervelló noble family.…

El Born Center for Culture and Memory (Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria), located in the old Mercat del Born in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain), is an archaeological site-museum that showcases Barcelona in the 1700s and the events of 1714 in the context of the…