Barcelona - tourist attractions (page 12)

markerA Barcelona Town Hall The Barcelona Town Hall (La Casa de la Ciudad de Barcelona) is a Gothic and Neoclassical building located in the Plaça Sant Jaume, in the Ciutat Vella district in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. It is home to the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona), the governing body of the city. The origi... Barcelona Town Hall - photo
markerB Egiptian Museum The Egyptian Museum or Clos Archeology Foundation, located in Eixample district close to Passeig de Gracia, spreading over an area of about 2000 square metres, it offers a private collection of over one thousand pieces from ancient Egypt. This collection is unique in Spain. Three large chambers hous... Egiptian Museum - photo
markerC Palm House Palm House, located in the Ciutadella Park in Barcelona, is a shelter for tropical plants protecting them from excessive sunlight while providing adequate humidity. It was designed by Josep Fontserè and built of brick and wood. The building is covered with climbing plants. The entrance to the buildi... Palm House - photo
markerD IMAX Port Vell The IMAX Port Vell is a cinema located in the Port Vell in Barcelona, near the Aquarium and the Maremagnum shopping centre. Its main attraction is the projection of films in three dimensions thanks to the use of 3D glasses and omnimax dome system creating wrap-around images projected onto a screen ... IMAX Port Vell - photo
markerE Science Museum - Cosmocaixa CosmoCaixa also known as Museum of Science in Barcelona is a museum that shows to public various exhibitions related to science. The expositions are either temporary or permanent, e.g. 'Toca, toca!' associated with wild animals or the Planetarium with it's astronomic shows. They are presented in a m... Science Museum - Cosmocaixa - photo
markerF Chocolate Museum The Museum of Chocolate ("El Museo del Chocolate" in Spanish) is located in the district of La Libera in Barcelona, which is part of the Citutat Vella district. It is dedicated to the history of the confectionery and the art of making it. The museum was created by the Bakers' Guild. It offers typica... Chocolate Museum - photo
markerG Greek Teather Gardens The Greek Theater Gardens are a set of gardens on the mountain of Montjuïc, projected on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1929 around a Greek amphitheatre. This amphitheatre often is used to perform plays. It was built in an old quarry following the model of the Theatre of Epidaurus by ar... Greek Teather Gardens - photo
markerH Olympic Village - Port Olympic The Olympic Village (La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou) is a neighbourhood in the district of Sant Marti in Barcelona built for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona to house the athletes participating in the event. It was the first maritime district in Barcelona, the buildings of which were mostly desi... Olympic Village - Port Olympic - photo
markerI Fossar de les Moreres The Fossar de les Moreres (Grave of the Mulberries) is a paved plaza located near the church of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona. The origins of the square go back to the times when an old cemetery in which the faithful of the Santa Maria del Mar were buried in the twelfth century could be found the... Fossar de les Moreres - photo
markerJ Caixa de Pensions Historical Building The Historic Building of La Caixa bank formerly known as La Caixa de Pensions i Estalvis is a building on Via Laietana in Barcelona by the Catalan architect Enric Sagnier i Villavechia. Designed between 1914 and 1917, the stage in which the author had abandoned catalan modernism to settle in eclect... Caixa de Pensions Historical Building - photo
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