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Background
Barcelona is located on the shores of the Mediterranean, the Iberian Peninsula in the northeast.The city is surrounded by the river on one side Lobregat, on the other hand, Serra-de-Kolserola hills.In the city centre stands Mount Montzhuik.The Mount is an ancient castle, now converted into a military museum.The Hill rises National Palace, built for the World Exhibition in 1929 now is the location Museum of Catalan Art, founded in 1934 Here is the world's most extensive collection of medieval Catalan painting.The assembly is dominated by paintings of churches, altars, religious sculpture.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a city that was impossible to forget, who visited here at least once.The various styles and eras mingled in a diverse and unique architecture of this world famous city.The oldest part of the city is the Gothic Quarter, named because of the abundance of architectural buildings in the Gothic style, the highest point of which is Barcelona acropolis here is the cathedral church, which become the six centuries.Gothic quarter long merged with modern life and part of Barcelona's changed image, in some ancient foundations become the new home of the installations have been restructuring (including ancient palaces, facades, of the Cathedral, the City Council and exchanges).Everywhere dominated potemnevshy excellent otesanny stone.Some streets are like gorges, where only desire sunlight.
At each European capital, and even in the big city has its own ulitsa-simvol.Moscow is the Arbat.The Berlin-Unter-den-Linden.The Paris-Eliseyskie Paul.In London, Piccadilly.The Barcelona-Las-Ramblas.The word "Rambla" derives from the Arabic and means "the street, which lies on the dry river bed."In 1775 on the ground that the bed was broken main boulevard Barcelona.It is divided into five streets and carry one another.The name of each is the word "Rambla", and together they called Las-Ramblas.Las-Ramblas began in the area of Catalonia, which shared nine of the largest streets of Barcelona.Las-Ramblas boulevard leading to the Barcelona port and the Columbus monument.In the beginning was the ancient fountain Kanaletes.With it, several local believes.It has been said that those who prophet of the fountain, be sure to back in Barcelona.Fontan Kanaletes - habitual meetings soccer fan club Barcelona. "
At La-Bokerii is one of the most unusual houses - Casa Barcelona Bruno Kvadras.
Its facade decorated umbrellas disclosed.Previously, it housed the local office
manufacturer umbrellas.
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