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1. Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
El Raval | Hospital–SightFounded in the 10th century, this is one of Europe's earliest medical complexes, and contains some of Barcelona's most impressive Gothic architecture...Read More
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2. CaixaForum
Montjuïc | Museum/GalleryThis 1911 neo-Mudejar Art Nouveau masterpiece, originally built to house a factory by Josep Puig i Cadafalch (architect of Casa de les Punxes...Read More
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3. Casa Milà
Eixample | Building/Architectural SiteUsually referred to as "La Pedrera" (the Stone Quarry), this building, with its wavy, curving stone facade undulating around the corner of the...Read More
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4. Catedral de la Seu
Barri Gòtic | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBarcelona's cathedral is a repository of centuries of the city's history and legend—although as a work of architecture visitors might find it...Read More
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5. Gran Teatre del Liceu
La Rambla | Arts/Performance VenueBarcelona's opera house has long been considered one of the most beautiful in Europe, a rival to La Scala in Milan. First built in 1848, this...Read More
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6. Palau de la Música Catalana
Born-Ribera | Arts/Performance VenueOn Carrer Amadeus Vives, just off Via Laietana, a 10-minute walk from Plaça de Catalunya, is one of the world's most extraordinary music halls...Read More
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7. Palau Güell
La Rambla | House/Mansion/VillaGaudí built this mansion in 1886–89 for textile baron Count Eusebi de Güell Bacigalupi, his most important patron. (The prominent four bars...Read More
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8. Plaça del Rei
Barri Gòtic | Plaza/Square/PiazzaThis little square is as compact a nexus of history as anything the Barri Gòtic has to offer. Long held to be the scene of Columbus's triumphal...Read More
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9. Poble Espanyol
Montjuïc | Building/Architectural SiteCreated for the 1929 International Exhibition, the Spanish Village is a sort of open-air architectural museum, with faithful replicas to scale...Read More
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10. Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Eixample | Hospital–SightAmong the more recent tourist attractions in Barcelona, the Recinte Modernista (Modernist Complex) is set in what was surely one of the most...Read More
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11. Sant Pau del Camp
El Raval | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBarcelona's oldest monastic church was originally outside the city walls ( del camp means "in the fields") and was a Roman cemetery as far...Read More
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12. Santa Maria del Mar
Born-Ribera | Religious Building/Site/ShrineAn example of early Catalan Gothic architecture, Santa Maria del Mar is extraordinary for its unbroken lines and elegance. At what was then...Read More
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13. Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
Eixample | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBarcelona's most emblematic architectural icon, Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família, is still under construction some 135 years after it was begun...Read More
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14. Ajuntament de Barcelona
Barri Gòtic | Government BuildingThe 15th-century city hall on Plaça Sant Jaume faces the Palau de la Generalitat, with its mid-18th-century neoclassical facade, across the...Read More
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15. Casa Amatller
Eixample | House/Mansion/VillaThe neo-Gothic Casa Amatller was built by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1900, when the architect was 33 years old. Eighteen years younger than Domènech...Read More
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16. Casa Batlló
Eixample | House/Mansion/VillaGaudí at his most spectacular, the Casa Batlló is actually a makeover: it was originally built in 1877 by one of Gaudí's teachers, Emili Sala...Read More
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17. Casa Bruno Cuadros
La Rambla | Building/Architectural SiteLike something out of an amusement park, this former umbrella shop was whimsically designed (assembled is more like it) by Josep Vilaseca in...Read More
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18. Casa de l'Ardiaca
Barri Gòtic | Library/ArchiveThe interior of this 15th-century building, home of the Municipal Archives (upstairs), has superb views of the remains of the 4th-century Roman...Read More
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19. Casa de la Caritat–Pati Manning
El Raval | Library/ArchiveThis house occupies what were once the grounds and buildings of a 14th-century Carthusian convent—though the convent itself is long gone. The...Read More
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20. Casa de la Misericòrdia
El Raval | Educational InstitutionWith its charming ivy-covered and palm-shaded courtyard, this property was once a vocational school and a home for the children of the destitute...Read More
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