La Sagrera
-
The subway LaSagrera is called La Sagrera because in this area the peasants built small buildings called sagrers, which were used to store the crops of the parish priest and the people of the area. This is how the neighborhood of La Sagrera was born.
Dos de maig
-
The subway The Dos de mayo is called The Dos de Mayo because the survey from May 2 happened in is the name by which we know the events that occurred in that year in the Spanish city of Madrid, produced by the popular protest in the situation of political uncertainty arising after the riot of Aranjuez. After the protest was repressed by the Napoleonic forces present in the city.
Paral-lel
-
Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are parallel to each other; that is, any two circles are always the same distance apart. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.Circles of latitude are unlike circles of longitude, which are all great circles with the centre of Earth in the middle, as the circles of latitude get smaller as the distance from the Equator Increases.
Alfons X
-
Alfons X he was called the Wise, Alfonso succeeded his father as King of Castile and León in 1252. He was born on the 23 November 1221 in Toledo , and he died on 4 abril 1284 in Seville. He is also recognized for his literary, scientific, historical and legal work because he met others wise to write a encyclopedia.
Pere IV
-
Pere IV of Aragón, IV of Barcelona, III of Valencia, called the Constable of Portugal in 1429 and in Granollers in 1466. He was proclaimed king of Aragon and the count of Barcelona in 1464-1466 by the Generalitat during the Catalan Civil War against King John II, after offering it to Henry IV of Castile.
11 de setembre
-
Eleven of September, also called the day of Catalunya, The fall of Barcelona in the hands of the Bourbon troops commanded by the Duke of Berwick during the War of Spanish Succession on September 11, 1714, after fourteen months of siege is commemorated. This victory led to the abolition of Catalan institutions after the promulgation of the New Plant Decrees in 1716.
Arc de triomf
-
The Arc de Triomf (Catalan pronunciation: [Arc de Triomf] or Arco de Triunfo in Spanish, is a triumphal arch in the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair. The arch crosses over the wide central promenade of the Passeig de Lluís Companys, leading to the Ciutadella Park that now occupies the site of the world fair. It is located at the northern end of the promenade, facing the Passeig de Sant Joan.
Sant Andreu
-
The district of Sant Andreu, of agricultural origin, industrial evolution and a long commercial tradition, was transformed at great speed. The changes improve the old industrial spaces and integrate them in the Sant Andreu of all the life, the one of the square of the Mercadal or the church of Sant Andreu de Palomar. A district where the most modern and innovative character of Barcelona merges with the presence of an old town that lives apart from so many changes, where the commercial and cultural life, inheritance of a working and very demanding neighborhood, offers entertainment of all kinds to the neighborhood and the visitors.
Palau Reial
-
It is a building located in the middle of a wide area of gardens, in the district of the courts of Barcelona and now sedende the union for the Mediterrráne.
The palace has its old farmhouse Can Feliu, of the seventeenth century was acquired in 1862 by Count Eusibe Güell, along with his neighbor Cuyás de la Riera. Later Antoni Gaudí was entrusted with the task of reforming the house and building a fence wall and the pavilions, Gaudí was partially responsible for the design of almost everything. In 1924 sr officially became PALACIO REIAL. On June 8, 1926 and in 1931, it became the property of the municipality of Barcelona. And in 1932 it became the residence of the head of state.
Pep Ventura
-
Pep Ventura was born on 2 of february 1817 on Jaen.
He was a musician and spain compositor.
On 1837 he learned solfege and to play different instruments, participate in the cobla, first as a musician and then on 1848 as a director. He acted for the queen Isabel II in spain in the Monastirium of Montserrat together with other artist of the Renaixença. Finally he was died in the year 1875 in Figueres.
Lessep
-
Lesseps was born on 19 of november 1805 in France. He was a French diplomat and businessman. His most important role was to carry out two ambitious engineering works during the second half of the 19th century: the famous Suez Canal and the Panama Canal.
He was died in France on 7 of december 1894.
Jaume I
-
Jaume I the conqueror was born on 2 of february 1208 in France.
He was a king of Aragon, Valencia and Mallorca; he was count of Barcelona, count of urgell.
Thanks to all his conquests, he was the one who expanded Christianity.
They say that he died in his apartments after a long illness caused by his age on 27 of July 1276.
TIMELINE
TOURISME
-MIRO,TAIPES OR RICASSOMUSEUM-
-
I recommend that you go to see the museum of Joan Miro, the foundation is located in the city of Barcelona and has some of the most representative works of this Spanish painter. It contains more than 10,000 pieces including paintings, sculptures, tapestries, drawings and sketches.
-PARC DE LA CIUTADELLA-
-
I recommend that you go to see the park of the Ciudadela is located in the district of Ciutat Vella, in Barcelona. For many years it was the only public park in Barcelona. It was traced on the old grounds of the fortress of the Citadel - hence its name - in the image and likeness of the Luxembourg garden of Paris.
-Plaça catalunya-
-
I recommend you this place because is so beautiful, there are a lot of people, there are a pigeons, you can buy rice or food for them if you don’t have food there are carriages to buy, to go there you have to take (line 1).
-La sagrera-
-
This place is beautiful too, there is a big build called sagrada familia, the people can enter because there is a crypt, the tomb of gaudi (he is the man who built sagrada familia), apse and more things. If you want to go there you should take the (line 5 or line 2)
-Les rambles-
-
To get to the ramblas of barcelona by subway you can take line 3 (green) and line 1 (red) you shout stop in plaza catalunya.
There is a lot of variety of shops where you can buy jewelry, objects that look old, scarves for the neck ...
I recommend this site to visit is a good place to buy curious things.
-Arc de Triomf-
-
To get to Arc de Triomf you must take line 1 (red) and you shout stop in Arc de Triomf.
It is a very nice place to visit especially the Arch that was designed by the architect Jose Vilaseca.
I recommend this site in addition to nice you can take very good pictures.
-liceu-
-
The Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, known as El Liceo, is the oldest and most prestigious theater in Barcelona, especially as an opera house, among which it is considered one of the most important in the world.
-Plaza España-
-
The Plaza de España in Barcelona is one of the most emblematic spaces of the Catalan capital.With regard to transport, under the square are the Plaza España Station on lines 1 and 3 of the Barcelona Metro.I recommended you because it's very beautiful place.
