Spain - tourist attractions (page 22)

	The Courthouse	The Courthouse (Palau de Justicia in Catalan) is a building located on the Passeig de Lluís Companys in Barcelona, close to the Triumpahl Arch and the Ciutadella Park. It was built between 1887 and 1908 and designed by architects Enric Sagnier and Josep Domènech. Together with the building of the Un...
	Gas Natural Headquarters	The new headquarters of the Gas Natural company is an impressive glass building located near the sea, close to the Ronda Litoral in the Barceloneta district of Barcelona. 150 years ago this place was occupied by the first gas factory in Spain, Catalana de Gas.The building of the company has an innov...
	Acclimation Garden	The Acclimation Garden, located on the mountain of Montjuïc, is home to many unique and rare plant species. It was modelled on the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian gardens and contains over 230 plant species unique to the city and, in some cases, also to Spain. The plants that can be found in the g...
	Mossen Cinto Verdaguer Gardens	The Mossen Cinto Verdaguer Gardens are located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona. It is one of the three gardens which are dedicated to Catalan poet, Mossen Cinto Verdaguer. The garden was designed in the 60s of the 20th century in the old quarry. Garden has been designed in such way that is de...
	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 ...
	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...
	Bogatell Beach	Bogatell Beach, located in the Sant Marti-Poblenou district, is one of the beaches restored to the city in the 1990's, when the construction works related to the Olympics were carried out along the coastline of Barcelona. It has about 600m of shoreline, and even though it is not in the centre of the...
	Perfume Museum	The Perfume Museum is a private museum located in the centre of Barcelona in the Gracia district, right behind the Regia perfumery. The purpose of the museum is to show the public the evolution of perfume bottles and other containers through different times and places. In the museum, scattered aroun...
	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...
	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...