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February 19, 2012

Roman Temple, Vic, Catalonia

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There are numerous good samples of the Roman past of Catalonia throughout our geography. This Roman temple from II a.c in the city of Vic ...
January 29, 2012

L'Ou Com Balla or The Dancing Egg, Barcelona Cathedral

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L'Ou Com Balla tradition at Barcelona Cathedral, Barri Gotic, Barcelona In the cloister of the Cathedral of Barcelona there is a b...
January 17, 2010

Francesc de Paula Rius i Taulet by Manuel Fuxa and Pere Falques

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Walking down Passeig Lluis Companys towards Parc de la Ciutadella right at the opposite site of Arc de Triomf we find a monument that h...
December 23, 2009

Cogwheels: Industrial Reminiscence of Catalonia's Past

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Cogwheels that evoke the times of industrial revolution in Europe, times of textile factories in Catalonia, of heavy machinery, of steam and...
December 15, 2009

Passeig de Lluis Companys - Barcelona: Dragon Face on Cast Iron Planter

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Along Passeig de Lluis Companys , called Saló de Sant Joan in times of the Barcelona Universal Exhibition of 1888, there are these fabulous...
September 15, 2009

Graffiti on Ancient Door, Casa de la Congregació de la Puríssima Sang, Plaza del Pi, Barcelona

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Well, not much. Some flashy graffiti on some Barri Gotic rickety door. An interesting combination of present and past considering in this ca...
September 20, 2008

The Gargoyles of Death, Plaza del Rey, Barcelona

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Half-bred uncanny creatures, stalking from above and ominously spitting rivers of water as if announcing the downfall of man and the arrival...
September 19, 2008

The Art Nouveau Lamp in Barcelona, Europe

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Decorative arts, architecture and other forms of artistic expression lived an authentic ecclosion by the end of XIX and the first years of X...
March 23, 2008

Obelisk at the Intersection of Passeig de Gracia and Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain

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This obelisk you find at the intersection of two main arteries in Barcelona, Passeig de Gracia and Diagonal. Known as the Lápiz (the penci...
December 17, 2007

Barcelona Coat of Arms

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Barcelona coat of arms can be appreciated on this lamp post located in Passeig de Lluis Companys near Arc de Triomf . The city coat of arms...
January 31, 2007

The Castle of Cardona

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Remember we talked about the Spanish War of Succession, well this picture was taken in the castle of Cardona , the last redoubt of Charle...
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