Gothic Quarter
District of Barcelona
Catalonia - Spain

Palau de la Música Catalana

The Palau de la Música Catalana (English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated February 9, 1908.

Located at 41.3875, 2.175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lluís Domènech i Montaner buildings, Modernisme architecture in Barcelona, Visionary environments, Concert halls in Catalonia, Theatres and concert halls in Barcelona, Palaces in Barcelona, World Heritage Sites in Catalonia, Buildings and structures completed in 1908, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera

Barcelona Cathedral

Not to be confused with Sagrada Família, which is a large church by Antoni Gaudí, also in Barcelona Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia 250px Basic information Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Geographic coordinates coord}}{{#coordinates:41|23|02|N|2|10|35|E|region:ES-CT_type:landmark primary name= }} Affiliation Roman Catholic District Barcelona Website www. catedralbcn.

Located at 41.3839, 2.17639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Spain, Cathedrals in Catalonia, Churches in Barcelona, Visitor attractions in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella, Basilica churches in Spain

Liceu

The Gran Teatre del Liceu, or simply Liceu in Catalan and Liceo in Spanish, is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847.

Located at 41.3803, 2.17361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalan music, Opera houses in Spain, Theatres and concert halls in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella

La Rambla, Barcelona

La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometers between Barri Gòtic and El Raval, connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell.

Located at 41.3814, 2.17306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Busking venues, Ciutat Vella, La Rambla, Barcelona, Pedestrian streets in Spain, Streets in Barcelona, Visitor attractions in Barcelona

Gothic Quarter, Barcelona

The Gothic Quarter is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere. Despite several changes undergone in the 19th and early 20th century, many of the buildings date from Medieval times, some from as far back as the Roman settlement of Barcelona.

Located at 41.3828, 2.17694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Barcelona, Visitor attractions in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella

Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya

The Palau de la Generalitat is a historic palace in Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain. It houses the offices of the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It is one of the few buildings of medieval origin in Europe that still functions as a seat of government and houses the institution that originally built it. The palace is located in the district of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona. It is bounded by the Carrer del Bisbe, Carrer de Sant Sever and Carrer de Sant Honorat.

Located at 41.3828, 2.17667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Politics of Catalonia, Palaces in Barcelona, Government buildings in Spain, Ciutat Vella

Museu Picasso

This article refers to the museum in Barcelona. There are a number of other Picasso museums. Museu Picasso {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Museu Picasso Barcelona. jpg|size=|sizedefault=250px|alt=}}Established 1963Location Montcada Street, Barcelona, SpainType Art MuseumVisitors 1,045,837 (2010)Director Bernardo Laniado-RomeroCurator Malén GualWebsite www. museupicasso. bcn.

Located at 41.3853, 2.18056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museu Picasso, Art museums established in 1963, 1963 establishments in Spain, Biographical museums in Spain

Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya

The Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Statistical Institute of Catalonia, usually referred to by its acronym IDESCAT) is the official body responsible for collecting and publishing statistics in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is under the responsibility of the Department of the Economy and Finances of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Located at 41.3878, 2.17372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona

The Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northeastern Spain and the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Barcelona which includes the suffragan dioceses of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa. The current Archbishop of Barcelona is Lluís Martínez Sistach, appointed by Pope John Paul II on 15 June 2004.

Located at 41.3839, 2.17639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Catalonia, Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain, History of Barcelona, Religion in Barcelona

La Boqueria

The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, often simply referred to as La Boqueria, is a large public market in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and one of the city's foremost tourist landmarks, with an entrance from La Rambla, not far from the Liceu, Barcelona's opera house. The market has a very diverse selection of goods.

Located at 41.3819, 2.17194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1217 establishments, History of Barcelona, Economy of Barcelona, Buildings and structures in Barcelona, Visitor attractions in Barcelona, Retail markets in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella, La Rambla, Barcelona, El Raval

Via Laietana, Barcelona

Via Laietana is the name of a major thoroughfare in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in the Ciutat Vella district.

Located at 41.3853, 2.17694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella

Els Quatre Gats

Els Quatre Gats, often written Els 4 Gats, was a café in Barcelona which opened on 12 June 1897. It also operated as a hostel, a cabaret, a pub and a restaurant. Active until 1903, Els Quatre Gats became one of the main centers of Modernisme in Barcelona. The artist Ramon Casas i Carbó largely financed this bar on the ground floor of Casa Martí (1896), a building by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch in Carrer Montsió near the center of Barcelona.

Located at 41.3856, 2.17333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture in Barcelona, Modernisme architecture in Barcelona, Ciutat Vella, 1897 establishments in Spain, 1903 disestablishments in Spain, 1989 establishments in Spain

Jaume I (Barcelona Metro)

Jaume I is a station in the Barcelona Metro network, located under Via Laietana, an important avenue in Ciutat Vella, right between Plaça de Ramon Berenguer el Gran and Plaça d'Emili Vilanova. It can be accessed from Plaça de l'Àngel and Carrer d'Argenteria, on the other side of Via Laietana. It currently serves Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona-operated L4, but was originally designed in 1926 as one of the stations of the first L3 service, a section of which became L4.

Located at 41.3839, 2.17889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Ciutat Vella, Railway stations opened in 1926

Liceu (Barcelona Metro)

Liceu is a Barcelona Metro station situated under La Rambla between Gran Teatre del Liceu and Mercat de la Boqueria in the Barri Gòtic, part of Barcelona's district of Ciutat Vella. Uniquely, the station has two independent halls and each one leads only to one platform because of the narrow space available under La Rambla. Therefore, it is important for travellers to choose the correct one.

Located at 41.3813, 2.17331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barcelona Metro line 3 stations, La Rambla, Barcelona, Railway stations opened in 1925, Transport in Ciutat Vella

Plaça Reial

Plaça Reial (In Spanish Plaza Real, meaning "Royal Plaza") is a square in the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies next to La Rambla and constitutes a well-known touristic attraction, especially at night. On the plaza are a large number of restaurants and some of the city's most famous nightclubs including Sidecar, Jamboree or Karma.

Located at 41.38, 2.175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ciutat Vella, Plazas in Barcelona

Ancient synagogue (Barcelona)

The Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona is believed to be an ancient synagogue located in the centre of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has been described as one of the oldest synagogues in Europe. After many centuries of use for other purposes, the building re-opened as a synagogue and museum in 2002. No congregation prays regularly at the Sinagoga Major, but it is used for festive occasions.

Located at 41.3825, 2.17583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ancient synagogues, Buildings and structures in Barcelona, Medieval synagogues, Synagogues in Spain

Casa Martí

The Casa Martí is a modernista building designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1896, having been commissioned by relatives of Francesc Vilumara, a textile magnate. It stands at Carrer Montsió, 3, Barcelona. Striking features of the building, more northern-European than Catalan in appearance, are the large pointed arches on the ground floor containing stained-glass windows, the curious ornamentation of the upper-floor windows and the balconies in Flamboyant style.

Located at 41.3856, 2.17347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Barcelona, Modernisme architecture in Barcelona, Josep Puig i Cadafalch buildings,

Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc

The Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc (meaning in English "Saint Lluc Artists' Circle") is an arts society which was founded in Barcelona in 1893 by Joan Llimona, Josep Llimona, Antoni Utrillo, Alexandre de Riquer, the city councillor Alexandre M. Pons and a group of artists who were followers of bishop Josep Torras i Bages, as a reaction to the anticlerical current present in modernisme and in the Cercle Artístic de Barcelona, which they considered to be frivolous.

Located at 41.3836, 2.17389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art societies

Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona

Santa Maria del Pi (meaning "St. Mary of the Pine Tree") is a 14th century Gothic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Plaça del Pi, in the Barri Gòtic district of the city.

Located at 41.3822, 2.17389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Barcelona, Gothic architecture in Spain, 14th-century architecture

2010 Catalan autonomy protest

The 2010 Catalan autonomy protest was a demonstration in central Barcelona on 10 July 2010 against limitations of the autonomy of Catalonia within Spain, and particularly against a recent decision of the Spanish Constitutional Court to annul or reinterpret several articles of the 2006 Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia.

Located at 41.3854, 2.1767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2010 in Catalonia, Politics of Catalonia, Protest marches, Protests in Spain, Catalan nationalism, 2010 protests, History of Barcelona

Palau Reial Major

The Palau Reial Major ("Grand Royal Palace") is a complex of historic buildings in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was a residence of the counts of Barcelona and, later, of the Kings of Aragon. It is composed of three distinct edifices: the Saló del Tinell, built by King Peter IV in 1359-1362 the Palatine Chapel of St. Agatha (1302), built under King James II the Palau del Lloctinent (1549), built by Charles V.

Located at 41.3842, 2.17757 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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14th-century architecture, 16th-century architecture, Palaces in Barcelona, Gothic architecture in Spain, Royal residences in Spain

Plaça Sant Jaume

The Plaça de Sant Jaume is a square at the center of the Old City of Barcelona, and the administrative heart of both the city and surrounding Catalonia. This is because the Palace of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the City Hall are located here across from one another.

Located at 41.3825, 2.17694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ciutat Vella

Escola de la Llotja

The Escola de la Llotja ("Llotja School"), officially the Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona (Barcelona Arts and Crafts School), is an art and design school located in Barcelona, Spain. The school took its name from its initial location in the Llotja de Mar palace; it was moved in 1967 to its current location at 17 Ciutat de Balaguer Street. (It also has a satellite location at 40 Padre Manyanet Street in the San Andreu neighborhood.

Located at 41.3808, 2.1775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities in Catalonia, Education in Barcelona, Art schools in Spain

Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària

The Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària, in English Textile and Clothing Museum, is a museum opened on 1982 and located in the Palau Reial de Pedralbes in Barcelona. The museum possesses countless objects and pieces of major artistic and historical value that make up their collections of garments, fabrics and jewellery. Regarding their collection of clothes, the museum allows you to take a journey through the history of textiles, from the 16th century right up to the modern day.

Located at 41.3851, 2.18089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Barcelona, Textile museums in Catalonia, Disseny Hub Barcelona

2012 Catalan independence demonstration

The 2012 Catalan independence demonstration was a protest march which occurred in central Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, on 11 September 2012 during the National Day of Catalonia. The protestors demanded the independence of Catalonia and its consolidation as a sovereign state under the slogan "Catalonia, new state in Europe" (Catalan: "Catalunya, nou estat d'Europa").

Located at 41.3854, 2.1767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Catalan independence movement, Politics of Catalonia, Protest marches, Protests in Spain, 2012 protests, History of Barcelona