To make a top list of the monuments of Barcelona would be to exclude some and include others. Perhaps this list is not the most complete and closed, but in it are the most unique monuments of Barcelona and the best known. The order doesn’t matter, what matters is to visit them and admire their charm.
Sagrada Familia
The church was begun in 1882 on the plans of the architect Villar, but it was not until 1884 that Gaudí took charge of the project. For the realization of this majestic construction Gaudí was based on the original project to build a neo-Gothic style temple, but will modify the idea to leave his stamp and personality in the work. He could only finish the Nativity façade. Currently the Sagrada Familia is still unfinished.
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia
Of Catalan Gothic style, it has many differences with respect to the French and Castilian Gothic. The works of the present temple with three naves began in 1298. Work of the sculptor Jaume Cascalls highlights the image of the tympanum in which Santa Eulalia is represented.
Casa Milà or La Pedrera
One of Gaudí’s most outstanding civil works. Construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1910. The beauty and ornamental richness of its facade seems more typical of a work of craftsmanship than of architecture.
Palau de la Música
Modernist building by the architect Domènec i Montaner, built in 1908. Inside there are sculptures by Eusebi Arnau and Pau Gargallo, highlighting a bust of Beethoven.
Güell Park
At the request of the Count of Güell, it was built by Gaudí between 1900 and 1914. The Count wanted to build an urban colony following the English model of the late nineteenth century.
Columbus Monument
Undoubtedly one of the most emblematic images of Barcelona, the monument to Christopher Columbus. Located at the end of the Ramblas promenade, it was built on the occasion of the celebration of the Universal Exposition of 1888.
Güell Palace
One of Gaudí’s first works. He built it to be the residence of the industrialist Eusebi Güell, Count of Güell. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Gothic Quarter
It is located within what was the walled enclosure of the city during the Roman occupation and the early Middle Ages. The Plaza de Sant Jaume is its nerve center, where the Palace of the Generalitat and the Casa de la Ciutat are located.
Art Museum of Catalonia
This museum houses one of the most important and complete collections of Romanesque art in the world. Highlights the set of mural paintings from the eleventh to thirteenth century, and that come mainly from the Catalan Pyrenees. It has a large section of Gothic art with representative works of Catalan and other schools in Spain, and rooms with works of Renaissance, Baroque and neoclassical style.
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The Sagrada Familia is really impressive. Even if you do not have much time, you can not leave without seeing it! It is the work of a life of the city’s favorite child, Antoni Gaudí. The magnificent spiers of the unfinished cathedral tear up the sky with its rounded lines inspired by the holy mountain…
Visitors can tour the building and climb the roof with giant multicolored chimneys. On summer weekends, the roof is illuminated and open to enjoy spectacular views of Barcelona. One floor below the roof is the modest museum dedicated to Gaudí’s work. Built between 1905 and 1910, is another masterpiece of Gaudí and combines an apartment…
Casa Vicens was Gaudí’s first private work, after he graduated and carried out numerous public works as an architect’s assistant. The house was commissioned by his friend Manuel Vicens i Muntaner, a stockbroker. At first it was a small summer house, located in the old town of Gràcia. Years later, the house was sold to…