3/14/2023 0 Comments Year walk torrent![]() ![]() The modernist palace was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The result is a unique mansion adapted to the private and social needs of the Güell family. Currently, it has a more bohemian and crowded atmosphere.Įusebi Güell (an important industrialist, politician and patron from Barcelona) orders Antoni Gaudí the construction of his new family residence (1886). Important families of the time chose this square as their new residence. After its fire in 1994, it was rebuilt by incorporating notable technological improvements which made it one of the most modern theaters in the world.Ī year after the beginning of the “Liceu” construction, the Royal Square urbanization starts where the old Capuchins Convent used to be located. It has also been the meeting place of the Catalan upper class (in the lower floors of the theater), while the less opulent classes shared their opera passion on the upper floors. Since 1847 it has been the stage of the most prestigious works. The 'Liceu' is one of the most important opera houses in the world. The work has no protection and Rambla visitors walk daily on its pavement, expressly indicated by the artist. One of the main international abstract surrealism representatives, Joan Miró designed the mosaic as a greeting to travelers arriving by sea. Miró’s pavement was inaugurated in 1976 at 'La Boquería' Square on the Rambla. Also known as 'Umbrellas house' it brings an oriental touch to the eclectic Ramblas. Inspired by the modernist style that was beginning to be fashionable at that time, the architect Josep Vilaseca refurbished this building and the Bruno Cuadros umbrella store located on the ground floor in 1883. ![]() Nowadays it’s the largest local market in Catalonia with more than 200 merchants and one of the most emblematic points of the city. The market opens in the 19th century on the emplacement of an old convent ('Sant Josep' or Saint Joseph). Nowadays on the ceramic tiles of the current fountain scenes from the everyday life of that time can still be seen.įrom the 13rd century, merchants installed their stands in this location of La Rambla (they did it outside the walls to skip the goods entry tax to the city). Today, both the fountain and the street keep the name of the old door that was decorated with iron bars (unit of measure of the time). Declared Heritage of Cultural Interest, nowadays it’s the Catalan Heritage House.Ī public fountain of drinking water to supply the city was placed in one of the access doors to the fortified city (the 'Porta Ferriça' or Iron Gate) and it became very popular among the neighbors. This neoclassical style manor house was built in 1774 by the Marquis of Moja, where one of the entrance doors of medieval Barcelona used to be located. Barcelona supporters celebrate Barça’s victories around this fountain. According to the legend, whoever drinks water from this fountain is destined to return to Barcelona. The current fountain was created for the occasion of the Universal Exhibition (1888). 'Canaletes' refers to the waterway which supplied water to the city (15th century). POINTS OF INTEREST: LA RAMBLA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH The locals turn La Rambla into the new main city axis, in which one could rent a chair and contemplate the spectacle of life. La Rambla (which for centuries was just a torrent of water to supply the city) is urbanized and transformed into a promenade in which the Catalan bourgeoisie built up beautiful palaces as their main residences. The demolition of Barcelona walls which surrounded the city began in the 18th century. "The street where the four seasons of the year live together, the only street on earth that I wish it would never end". ![]()
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