Presentation about Barcelona, made by students from Cornella de Llobregat for Comenius project

1. INS Maria Aurèlia Capmany

2.  Catalonia Square
 Les Rambles
 Barcelona’s Cathedral
 Gothic neighborhood
 Plaça Sant Jaume
 La Ribera neighborhood
 King’s square
 Santa Maria del Mar
 El fossar de Les Moreres
 La Ciutadella
 Arc de Triomf

3.  Center of Barcelona (Passèig de Gràcia and Les Rambles).
 Built at 1859 conceived as part of pla Rovira

4.  Most popular street in Barcelona (length1 km)
 Main spots: Liceu, Canaletas

5.  Gothic style
 Built between the 13- 15th centuries
 Outstanding features: gargoyles
representing animals

6.  Old centre of Barcelona.
 Its main characteristic

7.  Center of the Old City of Barcelona since the Romans
 Politics (Generalitat of Catalonia and City Hall )

8.  Part of Sant Pere and Santa Caterina quarter (Ciutat Vella of Barcelona)
 Buildings from the Middle age (nobles houses, artisans and guilds
workshops)
 Barcelona harbor and Barcelona’s conquest between 13–15th centuries:
richness

9.  Royal Palace
 Counts of Barcelona residence (Kings of Aragon)
 After XVI building divided between the Inquisition and the royal
administration

10.  Built 1329 -1383 . Maritime and mercantile preeminence.
 Gothic style church in the Ribera district
 Catalan Gothic

11.  The Fossar de les Moreres built over a cemetery
 Siege of Barcelona (end Succession war 1714)

12.  Built for the 1888 Universal exhibition as main access gate (Josep
Vilaseca i Casanovas)
 Reddish brickwork (Moorish style).
 Friezes:
 front stone sculpture "Barcelona rep les nacions “(Josep Reynés)
 Back stone carving "Recompense“ ( Josep Llimona)

13.  1929 Barcelona International Exhibition (economic, architectural and
technological growth)
 Parc de la Ciutadella (city's main public park)
 Zoo, the Parliament of Catalonia, a lake, some museums, and a fountain
of considerable size designed by Josep Fontserè.