Cervantes said: Barcelona is the pride of Spain and the world's most beautiful city, it is fortunate to have at the same time Picasso, Miro and Gaudi three of the world's top artists, become brilliant, incomparable. Andersen called Barcelona "the Paris of Spain".
Columbus Monument Mirador de Colón - Port Olímpic de Barcelona - La Rambla --Palau Güell - Gothic Quarter El Gòtic - King's Square Pla? Catedral de Barcelona
Barcelona, known as the "Pearl of Iberia", is undoubtedly a temple of architectural treasures, and the whole city is as beautiful as an open-air architectural museum.
Look at the navigation to know, this is quite Arabian style building, it is the last remaining bullfighting arena in Barcelona - Memorial Bullring La Monumental de Barcelona.
Barcelona is located in the Catalonia region of Spain's mainland first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting altogether. As a result, the bullring has been converted into the largest mosque in Europe with a capacity of 40,000 people.
Walking through the streets of Barcelona, the different styles of architecture is definitely a feast for the eyes, the cultural heritage of medieval Europe and the charm of the new era of fashion in the perfect blend here.
Passing by a place that looks a bit like Beijing's 798, you can see all kinds of industrial sculptures and avant-garde graffiti everywhere.
I love this photo, it's like seeing the future through history, I call it the Eye of Barcelona.
Blue skies, palm trees, enigmatic modernist sculptures, and semicircular steel circles make for a world of change. It is an enigmatic picture of a steel circle painted on the ground.
Yesterday, while driving, I had seen the tall, iconic Columbus monument, Mirador de Colom, in my rear-view mirror.
Today, we arrived at the foot of the towering, cylindrical Columbus monument. The monument is made entirely of ochre-red marble and bears the words "Glory to Columbus" and "Homage to Columbus" to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
When Columbus returned in 1493, Barcelona was the first place to hear him announce the discovery of the New World and depict its wonders, which made the monument's inauguration so desirable that it became one of the symbols of Barcelona from 1893 onwards.
The monument is 60 meters high and it is said that there is an elevator inside, which allows you to climb up to the top of the monument and take in the view of the port of Barcelona and the Ramblas. However, the elevator can only accommodate 2 people, so be prepared for a long queue.
The full-length standing statue of Columbus at the top of the round Roman columns is made of cast iron from the melted down cannons in front of the Castle of Montejayique and is the largest statue of Columbus in the world.
Looking up, Columbus under the blue sky, he stepped on the globe, look determined, his left hand holding the charts, the right hand pointing to the sea.
Around the middle of the Roman column carving is a number of aerial wings flying goddess of victory.
The white marble sculpture on the base of the monument was under maintenance and was covered. The base is inlaid with eight beautiful bronze reliefs, a complete record of Columbus sailing, help, exploration and triumph of the whole process.
The Columbus Monument stands in Columbus Square. At the foot of the monument, white tents were set up for the weekend market, which was very popular with the Spanish.
Step into the Columbus Square, the first eye is a sculpture of three sailboats, when Columbus set sail is to lead three large sailboats voyage.
Columbus Square is surrounded by several elegant old buildings, the Customs House is the most striking, the entire building is the Renaissance in Barcelona, the mainstream style, everywhere carved, beautiful.
Opposite the Customs House is a yellow Port de Barcelona, also classical and exquisite, but was under repair.
In front of the port building is a sculpture of an eccentric figure shat on by a seagull, Romul Boschi Alsina, a senator and mayor of Catalonia, who was president of the marina at the beginning of the 20th century, and after whom the old marina is named.
The old Renaissance buildings around the Plaza de Columbus, bathed in the sea breeze, robust body has withstood many storms, and still retains the marks of history, exuding classical beauty.
Across the Plaza de Columbus, in the direction of Columbus' finger, is the old port of Barcelona, Port Vell, which was once a derelict harbor, but has now been rejuvenated.
The blue sky, the blue water, the towering lighthouse and the distant buildings ------ make up the skyline of the old port.
The shoreline towers over the harbor aerial cable car, docked luxury yachts and antique sailboats, tumbling clouds, from time to time there are seagulls skimming over, constituting a beautiful poetic picture.
In winter, the sun shines brightly in the Olympic Harbor, the cold wind blows gently, the sea and sky are one color, and the simple modern curve exudes the passionate youthful vitality, and the wave-like curve is like a picture frame outlining the most romantic scene of Barcelona.
The rhythmic trestle bridge extends in the water waves, the aerial cable car tower seems to be her guardian angel, and the sparkling waves play a flavorful tune.
The wavy wooden trestle extends all the way to the motorboat pier. Because it is not far from La Rambla, this trestle is called the "Rambla del Mar" and is the symbol of the old harbor.
This wave-shaped wooden trestle, the bridge is a double layer, the upper layer through, the bridge deck is covered with wooden floors; the top of the bridge for a section of the "S" curve shape, as if a fish through the undulating waves of the sea, very vivid image.
Walking along the wave-like wooden trestle, you can see that there are large and small boats docked on the beach, blue sea and blue sky, masts standing, quite spectacular.
Hundreds of yachts of all kinds are moored in the harbor, white boats of all sizes, tall masts densely packed.
Such a white floating in the blue sea, with the slow rippling of the waves up and down slightly undulating, the sun shines on the sea surface sparkling.
The bay, that a mast stirring the white clouds, reflecting the golden satin-like wave.
The seagulls are flying in the air in groups of three or five, occasionally stopping at the high railing to relax, the sea water is clear and transparent, and you can clearly see the small fish swimming in the water playfully.
Here, floating on the water, white little people, classical sailboats sailed past, large cruise ships docked at the shore, the cable car to the top of the Olympic Mountains, sliding overhead ...... Barcelona's three-dimensional transportation at a glance.
Under the blue sky, the blue sea, a small white man floating on the surface of the sea, he looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, looking up at the stars, the look is very self-congratulatory.
The harbor shore is covered with palm trees and modern three-dimensional sculptures. We sat on the beach and chatted, enjoying the caress of the sea, listening to the sound of the waves and basking in the sun, as if time was gentle.
Walking along the beach, seagulls flying freely, masted sailboats and quiet visitors enjoying the scenery, converging into a picture of quiet beauty.
We enjoyed a beautiful winter afternoon and let our thoughts run free.
The Olympic Port is located at the end of La Rambla. La Rambla, also known as "the street of the wanderers", is Barcelona's busiest pedestrian street and is known as one of the most beautiful boulevards in Europe.
The Ramblas is steeped in the history of Barcelona, retaining the traditional habits of the Spanish people, without losing the warmth and exuberance of the Spanish people, bustling and lively, but without losing the style and elegance; she is both urban, but also artistic.
The Spaniards are passionate and passionate about art, and they are good at arranging their lives in a colorful way. Rambla Street is lined with stalls, newsstands, flower stores, food kiosks, the most eye-catching is the human body art "living sculpture", pedestrians immersed in an atmosphere full of artistic life, lingering, and happy to do so.
It is reported that the "living sculpture" here is never repeated, and each performer is required to report to the municipal government, the performance of the place and the theme have to be approved, the approval of the most important is the originality of the performance and the aesthetics of the clothing. Pedestrians can come up and take photos with them in a variety of poses by simply dropping a coin.
The historic Church of Our Lady, one of Barcelona's few Baroque religious buildings, adds a touch of elegance and splendor to the street.
The Ramblas is the busiest street in the center of Barcelona. Walking along it, you will naturally get involved, creating a feeling of time and space intertwined, history and today, classical and modern, Asia and Africa, Europe and America, dreams and reality ...... Everything is mixed and kneaded together.
Towering on both sides of the Ramblas, a variety of palaces and monuments, plazas and markets, theaters and museums, more than enough to let a person overwhelmed by the clouds, cloud travel, and forget about the loss of time.
Spanish opera and dance are very famous, with the theme of bullfighters, a variety of plays unrestrained and heroic, and become an important branch of the European art treasury unique color.
Liceu Theatre, Renaissance Opera House, symmetrical structure, delicate division, refined decorations, built by the private sector associations to raise funds, so the theater does not have a royal box to date, is still one of the largest opera houses in Europe.
The Ramblas walkway is paved with a circular colorful mosaic puzzle, due to years of pedestrians stepping on the stone and the color have been damaged to some extent.
It is said that this was designed by Miro, with the circle representing the universe and the primary colors of red, yellow and blue symbolizing the original simplicity.
We were surprised to find Miró's signature on a white tile. This is much more than we imagined: the master's work is so people step on it every day?
Looking up, I almost screamed: wow -, dragons, Chinese dragons! And the palace lantern! Why is there an umbrella?
It's a very striking building, with a fa?ade decorated with lots of oriental elements: umbrellas, fans, a finely carved dragon peeking out of the corner with a traditional palace lantern in its mouth, and an old black umbrella hanging a little lower down. This is Casa Bruno Cuadros.
The building, built in 1858, was originally a Japanese store selling umbrellas and fans. When it was renovated in 1883, the walls were decorated with oriental features, with stained glass and paintings of Japanese figures underneath. It is now a bank branch.
The Spaniards say that if you don't go to Ramblas Street, you can't feel the charm of Barcelona. Indeed, Ramblas Street is a high popularity index in Barcelona, the street is dotted with theaters, churches, museums and other moody buildings, exuding a different style. I love street photography, street scenes real, from life, from the corner, very intriguing.
Walking in the streets of Barcelona, the most attractive to me is the form of different, brilliant terrace and window design, love of life, the Spanish carefully give them a god-like charm, charming and colorful parquet wall tiles, beautiful lines of the door and window frames, yesterday's style through the flowers of the iron railing, mysterious and seductive narrow long shutters windows and doors ------ Spaniards will be the national emotion written on the facade of the building.
The Spanish wrote their national sentiment on the facades of their buildings.
Walking from one neighborhood to another, making me all the way to see obsessively, dull enjoyment, really have the feeling of drunkenness.
During the walk, what caught my eye the most were the terraces on the buildings in the streets and alleys. These terraces in addition to the ordinary rectangular, the most is a variety of arc-shaped, curved lines plus iron railings on the elaborate beautiful pattern and placed in the various colors of flowers, is like a beautiful painting, very good.
Looking at these terraces, my mind suddenly came up with a beautiful girl leaning on the railing, looking at the scene, I can not help but sigh: no wonder many of the power of European literature will always appear in the story of the terrace.
A look up, see a charming "Monroe" in the passer-by beckoning, and constantly twisting, from time to time to raise their skirts, I was surprised to stare at the sigh, and only then saw "Monroe" head a signboard, which reads EROTIC MUSEUM, Fang suddenly realized.
European street sculpture is especially much, not far away from one, and very rich in content. This is a famous Spanish playwright of the nineteenth century, the poet Frederick. Soler stone sitting statue. The Spanish state, the Catalan people honor him as an outstanding writer, national heroes, for his monument statue to commemorate.
In one of the squares, we see the helmet-shaped street lamp, the first work of Gaudí, who had just qualified as an architect.
The square is surrounded by open-air restaurants and cafes. I admire the Europeans, even in the cold winter of spring, they would rather keep a stove, but also calmly sit in the street slowly tasting food, drinking coffee.
In the streets of Barcelona, there are public watering holes everywhere, which are designed to quench the thirst of passers-by, and at the same time, these beautifully designed public watering holes are also a unique work of art, which is amazing.
On the Ramblas, we also saw that the Fuente de Canaletas, known as Barcelona's most famous rendezvous - the Canaletas Fountain - is actually a beautiful and practical watering hole. Whenever Barcelona wins the championship, thousands of fans will gather here, the famous Rangers Street, blocked.
When you turn into the narrow alley from the Ramblas, you'll find an architecturally unique gateway that stands out. This is Gaudi built in 1888 Palau Güell, which is also the establishment of Gaudi's great ambient space creator status.
The wrought-iron, eagle-carved gates speak quietly of the Palau Güell's extraordinary background. We walked up only to discover that it was Sunday and free, but reservations were required, and the free slots are currently full. You can buy tickets to visit the site, 10 euros a ticket, stick out your tongue, it is too expensive, look at the appearance of walking away.
Between the arches, the cast iron door decoration, above an eagle, below the window grille on the spirit of the iron lilies open. This is the Gouel family crest in all its grandeur.
The entrance has two huge parabolic arches with the letter "E" above the left and the caption "G" on the right, the capital letter of the Gouel name.
The narrowness of the street makes it difficult to get a full view. Only standing at the intersection, I could barely see the row of colorful chimneys adorning the roof, which made me gasp in amazement.
Gaudi's beloved collage of broken porcelain was used here for the first time on a large scale. Looking up at the roof rooftop, the fancy chimneys are made of mosaic colorful tiles, which shimmer like a million flowers in the warm winter sun.
Turning into an alley from the Ramblas, an exquisite Gothic bridge resembling the Venetian Bridge of Sighs appears in front of us, instantly taking us back to medieval Europe.
From here we stepped into El Gòtic, the Gothic Quarter, the center of Barcelona's old city and the birthplace of Barcelona. The streets are very narrow, but they are so busy with people that we can't believe we're walking down the main street in Roman times.
In the labyrinthine Gothic Quarter, time seems to have stood still, with deep, narrow alleys and delicate walls that are reminiscent of the Middle Ages. The walls of the labyrinth are full of medieval classics and vicissitudes of life, but we can always find surprises when we get lost in them. It is said that such wall decorations, only the old house will have.
Ancient buildings, quietly located next to a new building built in the 1990s, it is this blend of old and new world, attracting tourists from all over the world.
Walking in the Gothic Quarter, the two-thousand-year-old Roman city is all under your feet, and each of her tiles, bricks and stones tells a story.
The old city retains the stone paved paths, when the heel of the shoe strikes the ground, making a crisp sound, like a pleasant percussion, and the scene in front of me blended together, like a wonderful nostalgia song, a moment to pull away from my thoughts, as if I saw the Barcelona people in the past the scene of life.
To this day, the Gothic Quarter retains its intricate street plan, and a stroll through it is like traveling back to the Middle Ages.
Walking through the narrow streets and alleys of the old Beijing hutongs, you feel like you have traveled back in time. Compared with the old Beijing hutongs, these small streets and alleys are narrower and deeper.
Many of the buildings in the Gothic Quarter were built in the Middle Ages, and some of them even date back to the Roman period. Today, these buildings still stand, and even the sculptures around the corners are meticulous and superb.
As we walked down a narrow alley, we suddenly came to the old Placa de Sant Jaume. The Placa de Sant Jaume is one of the few medieval government buildings still in use in Europe, and is a classical Renaissance-style palace.
Above the gate of the Palace of the Government of Catalonia is a sculpture of St. George on horseback in full armor, the patron saint of Catalonia.
Directly opposite the Palacio de Catalunya is Barcelona's City Hall, built in 1369. Over the centuries, it has undergone a number of repairs and decorations, and today the fa?ade is in neoclassical style.
It was the central forum of the ancient Romans and the administrative center of the city in the Middle Ages. To this day, it is the place where Barcelona's political and civic rallies and parades are held, and where grievances can be aired in a civilized manner.
Leaving the Plaza de Sant Jaume, we once again entered the old streets and alleys. The Gothic Quarter is a labyrinth of medieval buildings and narrow alleys, rich in history.
The Gothic Quarter was once a Roman village, so there are remnants of its former glory days.
The Picasso Museum is tucked away in a quiet corner of the old town.
The Picasso Museum, which was once Picasso's apartment in Barcelona, was built in the fifteenth century in a typical Gothic building, more rustic than the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
It has a quiet courtyard, ornate walls and windows.
Walking through this medieval neighborhood, we see everything without a map, just follow our intuition and admire the historical relics of that golden age.
At this point, we met a quiet garden, the sunlight from the gap between the leaves quietly sprinkled in the courtyard, as if telling a story of the Middle Ages.
Walking into this medieval courtyard, a closed bronze carved gate attracts the eye, especially the downward golden handprint. It is said that this is a palace door, the door is Columbus handprints.
This is a palace in the fourteenth century, that is, the old Royal Palace of Barcelona. Although it is called the palace, but it is not as tall and magnificent and brilliant as expected, and can even be said to be a bit shabby, and the rampant growth of the vine man climbed all over the white court columns.
After time, the old palace has been reduced to an old courtyard. Today, only the exquisite stone carvings on the handrails of the stairs still tell the story of the past.
Standing on the second floor of the corridor, looking over the fence, an octagonal exquisite tower into the eyes.
Walking out of the courtyard, wandering in the narrow, deep, winding alleys, a building of old buildings stand around, reach out and touch, the moment of time as if it has been frozen and stopped, as if traveling in the long and ancient time tunnel.
Once again, under the blue sky, the octagonal, crown-shaped tower was erected high. This is the King Martin Watchtower built in the 16th century.
This area is the true birthplace of Barcelona. In Roman times, the city of Barcelona was built here, and today the remains of the Roman walls still exist, with numerous Gothic buildings dating from the 13th and 15th centuries. If you want to know the history of Barcelona, this is the best place to start.
This rectangular open space is the Plaza del Rei, once the residence of the Counts of Barcelona and later of the Kings of Aragon, and where Barcelona's supreme rulers went to court and held ceremonies over the centuries. Surrounded on three sides by Gothic buildings, the square has a noble medieval atmosphere.
The Plaza del Rey is a small square with a 14-step arc in one corner, where Columbus returned from his discovery of the New World with gifts to Queen Isabel.
In the square stands the bronze mount of Ramon Berenguer III. In the square stands a bronze statue of Ramon Berenguer III on horseback. During his reign, the Count of Barcelona was responsible for the establishment of the Barcelona dynasty.
Near the Plaza del Rey is the Museum of the History of the City of Barcelona. The paintings on the windows of the museum are the best commentary on the old city of Barcelona: modern people walk through or stop in the ancient streets and alleys, admiring the splendor of the ancients, and the remnants of the history of the city also look at the life of modern people with the same eyes, day after day, year after year.
Walking through the Gothic Quarter is like walking through a painting, and the frame is a natural picture.
Next to the King's Square is the back of the Catedral de Barcelona. Standing on this ancient Roman site, the Catedral de Barcelona is based on the original Romanesque cathedral, which took 150 years to complete. As we walked slowly under its fa?ade and looked up at the monsters that flashed on the walls and roofs, we felt a strong sense of history come over us.
Living in the shadow of the Cathedral of La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's Cathedral has a much dimmer glow, but it's less noisy and more serene, and it's a quieter atmosphere in which to examine history.
Under the blue sky, the towering spire, hidden in the deep streets, guides us a little closer to it.
In the narrow streets, we saw some ceramic panels on the wainscoting, and some introductory text: During the reign of the Roman Empire, a town was built here. Since then, the town has grown up with this place as the center and slowly spreading out in all directions.
A water fountain with a strong Arabian flavor is quietly erected in the corner of the street, silently indicating the past of this place.
On the way to the main entrance of the cathedral, a beautifully crafted reliefs, a life-like figure of bronze sculptures, endless eyes, but unfortunately do not understand Spanish, all the way to the clouds.
The square in front of Barcelona Cathedral is the best place to appreciate the cathedral. The Cathedral of Barcelona is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona, built in the 13th to 15th centuries, due to a lack of funds, the front of the church's magnificent Gothic fa?ade until the end of the 19th century to rely on the sponsorship of a banker to be able to finalize.
The cathedral, a fine example of Gothic style, has a very compact, ornate neo-Gothic fa?ade, characterized by its slender lines.
The flaming spire of the Scandinavian Gothic style jumps and dances into the sky. Standing at its feet, looking up at the blue sky, the cross at the top of the tower is stirring, making us marvel.
This modeling gorgeous and solemn gate is very gothic, magnificent, atmospheric, and majestic. In the center of the gate stands the statue of Jesus; the twelve disciples on both sides; the lintel on the exquisite carving art, breathtaking.
The cathedral is open all day, but is divided into paid hours (€7 donation) and free hours, before 12:45 am and after 17:15 pm.
Driving the Iberian Peninsula, along the way to see too many churches, has been a little aesthetic fatigue, the feeling that the church is basically the same, nothing more than a little bigger and smaller, more luxurious and plainer difference only. So, we only visited the exterior, did not line up to enter the interior.
At this point, we were attracted by the music coming from the square, and to the beat of the music, a few young people had already pulled away and were jumping on the bandwagon.
In contrast to the solemnity of the church, the square is very lively, with a variety of performers and vendors selling small goods, and on weekends, it is a gathering place for young people.
Barcelona is a city of beauty. It's a city of architecture, culture, art, food, streets, and so much more that those who haven't been there always want to go, and those who have will never forget it.
Here, time seems to flow backwards, old and simple Roman period, as well as medieval architecture, everywhere. Barcelona has more history than the capital city of Madrid.
For travelers, you can not know the capital of Spain is Madrid, but can not not know Barcelona; can not go to Madrid, but Barcelona can not go. Because there is a rich history and culture, there are a large number of world heritage sites, there are magical and mysterious Gaudi architecture, there are passionate soccer, there are colorful Mediterranean style and sunny shores, and there are also warm and hospitable Barcelona.
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