Catalunya en Miniatura
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Catalunya en Miniatura (kətəˈɫuɲə əm miniəˈtuɾə, in English
"Catalonia
in miniature") is miniature park
inaugurated in 1983 in Torrelles de Llobregat
, 17 km from Barcelona
. With 60.000 square meters, 35.000 of them devoted to the scale model
s, it is one of the largest miniature parks in the world, and the largest of the 14 miniature building exhibitions present in Europe. It displays 147 models of palaces, churches, bridges and other buildings from Catalonia
and Mallorca
and it includes all the major works from the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí
.
miniature park in the Netherlands, and the project was started in 1981. The laying in place of the first stone was done on May, 6, 1983, presided by the mayor of Torrelles, the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
, Jordi Pujol, and the Catalan minister Joan Rigol, who is son of Torrelles. The park was open on that same year.
In June 1985 Nicolau Casaus, vice-president of FC Barcelona
, laid in place the first stone of the Camp Nou
and Mini Estadi
scale models.
Fernando Ercilla, manager of the park, inaugurated in 2008 a scale model of the Port del Comte ski resort, which became the largest model exhibited in the park.
s (counties) of Catalonia, and its four provinces (Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona).
The scale models area includes 5000 m² (53,819.6 sq ft) of grass, 4.500 plants, 450 trees, 600 bonsai
s, 35 palm trees and more than 3.000 seasonal flower plants. It includes waterfalls, fountains and lakes decorated with 400 tons of stones. Nowadays the park has an amusement railway, 940 meter long, used by visitors along the external perimeter of the scale model area.
s of the building or monument are used to create new drawings at a scale
1:33 in the case of Barcelona city and 1:25 for the other buildings. The precision demanded by model makers requires highly accurate drawings as well as detailed photographs. After that, the model makers start working on the structure that will hold up the model. Doors and windows are created using silicon
moulds where polyurethane
is injected to obtain the desired shape.
When the building or monument has stone walls, there are two methods to do the engraving, either with previously engraved parts, or by directly engraving the walls of the model. After that, the cornice
s, baluster
s and handrail
s are added, and finally, the roof, which has one side that can be open to be able to access the electrical installation, because all models have their own electrical illumination.
Once the construction is finished, the model is painted using special paint
s that can resist atmospheric phenomena and temperature changes. At the location where the model is to be installed, the foundation is laid building a brick wall around the perimeter of the model, leaving an empty space inside where sand and stones will work as a filter for the rainwater, which goes away through a pipe connected to the main drainage. Finally, the finishing activities include gardening, streets, streetlights and decorative elements such as cars or persons.
As examples, the scale model of the Sagrada Família
church required 13.000 hours of work from 6 persons, the Montserrat mountain 5.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Camp Nou
stadium 4.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Monastery of Poblet 2.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Cathedral of Lleida
1.000 hours of work from 2 persons, and the Torre Galatea (Dalí Theatre and Museum
), 500 hours of work from 2 persons.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
"Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
in miniature") is miniature park
Miniature park
A miniature park is an open space that displays miniature buildings and models, and is usually open to the public. A miniature park may contain a model of a single city or town, often called a miniature city or model village, or it can contain a number of different sets of models...
inaugurated in 1983 in Torrelles de Llobregat
Torrelles de Llobregat
Torrelles de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregatin the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Catalunya en Miniatura, the largest of the 14 miniature parks present in Europe, is located here, 17 km from Barcelona....
, 17 km from Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. With 60.000 square meters, 35.000 of them devoted to the scale model
Scale model
A scale model is a physical model, a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object. Very often the scale model is used as a guide to making the object in...
s, it is one of the largest miniature parks in the world, and the largest of the 14 miniature building exhibitions present in Europe. It displays 147 models of palaces, churches, bridges and other buildings from Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
and Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
and it includes all the major works from the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
.
History
The concept of creating this park was born after a trip from Fernando de Ercilla Ayestarán to the MadurodamMadurodam
Madurodam is a miniature city located in Scheveningen, The Hague, in the Netherlands. It is a model of a Dutch town on a 1:25 scale, composed of typical Dutch buildings and landmarks, as are found at various locations in the country. This major Dutch tourist attraction was built in 1952 and has...
miniature park in the Netherlands, and the project was started in 1981. The laying in place of the first stone was done on May, 6, 1983, presided by the mayor of Torrelles, the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
, Jordi Pujol, and the Catalan minister Joan Rigol, who is son of Torrelles. The park was open on that same year.
In June 1985 Nicolau Casaus, vice-president of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, laid in place the first stone of the Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
and Mini Estadi
Mini Estadi
Mini Estadi is a football stadium located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The 15,276 seat stadium is situated across from Camp Nou, the home stadium of FC Barcelona.The stadium was home to FC Barcelona C until July 2007, when they disbanded...
scale models.
Fernando Ercilla, manager of the park, inaugurated in 2008 a scale model of the Port del Comte ski resort, which became the largest model exhibited in the park.
Technical data
Catalunya en Miniatura has a total of 60000 m² (645,834.6 sq ft), 35000 m² (376,736.9 sq ft) of them devoted to 147 scale models and 25000 m² (269,097.8 sq ft) for parking and services. Visitors follow a single path where the models are installed sorted by the geographical comarcaComarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
s (counties) of Catalonia, and its four provinces (Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona).
The scale models area includes 5000 m² (53,819.6 sq ft) of grass, 4.500 plants, 450 trees, 600 bonsai
Bonsai
is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ...
s, 35 palm trees and more than 3.000 seasonal flower plants. It includes waterfalls, fountains and lakes decorated with 400 tons of stones. Nowadays the park has an amusement railway, 940 meter long, used by visitors along the external perimeter of the scale model area.
Construction of models
The scale models construction process includes several stages. At first, the architectural drawingArchitectural drawing
An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building that falls within the definition of architecture...
s of the building or monument are used to create new drawings at a scale
Scale (map)
The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant ratio over the whole map....
1:33 in the case of Barcelona city and 1:25 for the other buildings. The precision demanded by model makers requires highly accurate drawings as well as detailed photographs. After that, the model makers start working on the structure that will hold up the model. Doors and windows are created using silicon
Silicon
Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, it is less reactive than its chemical analog carbon, the nonmetal directly above it in the periodic table, but more reactive than germanium, the metalloid directly below it in the table...
moulds where polyurethane
Polyurethane
A polyurethane is any polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed through step-growth polymerization, by reacting a monomer with another monomer in the presence of a catalyst.Polyurethanes are...
is injected to obtain the desired shape.
When the building or monument has stone walls, there are two methods to do the engraving, either with previously engraved parts, or by directly engraving the walls of the model. After that, the cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
s, baluster
Baluster
A baluster is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. Multiplied in this way, they form a...
s and handrail
Handrail
A handrail is a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide stability or support. Handrails are commonly used while ascending or descending stairways and escalators in order to prevent injurious falls. Other applications include bathroom handrails—which help to prevent falls on...
s are added, and finally, the roof, which has one side that can be open to be able to access the electrical installation, because all models have their own electrical illumination.
Once the construction is finished, the model is painted using special paint
Paint
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film. One may also consider the digital mimicry thereof...
s that can resist atmospheric phenomena and temperature changes. At the location where the model is to be installed, the foundation is laid building a brick wall around the perimeter of the model, leaving an empty space inside where sand and stones will work as a filter for the rainwater, which goes away through a pipe connected to the main drainage. Finally, the finishing activities include gardening, streets, streetlights and decorative elements such as cars or persons.
As examples, the scale model of the Sagrada Família
Sagrada Familia
The ' , commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí...
church required 13.000 hours of work from 6 persons, the Montserrat mountain 5.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
stadium 4.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Monastery of Poblet 2.000 hours of work from 3 persons, the Cathedral of Lleida
La Seu Vella
The Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella is the former cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, located on top of Lleida hill....
1.000 hours of work from 2 persons, and the Torre Galatea (Dalí Theatre and Museum
Dalí Theatre and Museum
The Dalí Theatre and Museum , is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.- History :The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown...
), 500 hours of work from 2 persons.
Barcelona city
- Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona city hall and Plaça Sant JaumePlaça Sant JaumePlaça Sant Jaume is the administrative heart of Barcelona, Catalonia. It is the place where the Cardo and Decumanus , the main roads of the Roman colony of Barcino, crossed...
, Parliament of CataloniaParliament of CataloniaThe Parliament of Catalonia is the unicameral legislature of Catalonia. It is formed by 135 members , who are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of elections by the President of Catalonia, by universal suffrage in proportional lists with four...
building, Cathedral of Barcelona, Pia Almoina de Barcelona, Casa de l'Ardiaca, Palau Reial MajorPalau Reial MajorThe Palau Reial Major is a complex of historic buildings in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was a residence of the counts of Barcelona and, later, of the Kings of Aragon. It is composed of three distinct edifices:...
and Chapel of Saint Agatha, Monastery of Sant Pau del CampSant Pau del CampSant Pau del Camp is a church and former monastery in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
, University of BarcelonaUniversity of BarcelonaThe University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
main building, Plaça de Catalunya square, Port of Barcelona, Port Vell Aerial TramwayPort Vell Aerial TramwayPort Vell Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, crossing Port Vell, Barcelona's old harbour and connecting Montjuïc with Barceloneta.- Description :...
, Llotja de Mar building, Military Government building, Columbus MonumentColumbus Monument, BarcelonaThe Columbus Monument is a tall monument for Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona and is located at the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas...
, Estació de França railway station, old building of La VanguardiaLa VanguardiaLa Vanguardia is Catalonia's leading daily newspaper as well as the fourth best-selling in Spain. It has its headquarters in Barcelona, Catalonia's largest city....
newspaper at Pelai street, FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
facilities (Camp NouCamp NouCamp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
stadium, Mini EstadiMini EstadiMini Estadi is a football stadium located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The 15,276 seat stadium is situated across from Camp Nou, the home stadium of FC Barcelona.The stadium was home to FC Barcelona C until July 2007, when they disbanded...
stadium, Palau de Gel ice-skating venue, Palau BlaugranaPalau BlaugranaPalau Blaugrana is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia , belonging to FC Barcelona . The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona...
and La MasiaLa MasiaLa Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, , is the name given to FC Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is often used to generically describe the youth academy of Barcelona....
building), TibidaboTibidaboTibidabo is a mountain overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 meters it is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it affords spectacular views over the city and the surrounding coastline....
amusement park, Sagrat CorSagrat CorThe Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is the work of the Spanish Catalan architect Enric Sagnier and was completed by his son Josep Maria Sagnier i Vidal...
temple and Funicular del TibidaboFunicular del Tibidabo260px|thumb|right|Lower station at Plaça Dr. AndreuThe Funicular del Tibidabo is a funicular railway in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, that connects the Tibidabo with the Plaça del Doctor Andreu, the upper terminus of the Tramvia Blau.The line was opened on October 29, 1901 with a length of...
, Sagrada FamíliaSagrada FamiliaThe ' , commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí...
church, Parc Güell, Palau GüellPalau GüellThe Palau Güell is a mansion in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí for the Catalan industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell.It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí"....
, Pavellons Güell, Casa BatllóCasa BatllóCasa Batlló is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904–1906; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia , part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain...
, Casa CalvetCasa CalvetCasa Calvet is a building, designed by Antoni Gaudí for a textile manufacturer which served as both a commercial property and a residence...
, La Pedrera, Bellesguard tower, Teresianes school, Casa VicensCasa VicensCasa Vicens is a family residence in Barcelona , designed by Antoni Gaudí and built for industrialist Manuel Vicens. It was Gaudí's first important work. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí" in 2005....
and Les Planes railway station.
Barcelona province
- El Prat Airport, Televisió de CatalunyaTelevisió de CatalunyaTelevisió de Catalunya is Catalonia's public broadcasting network, officially composed by eight channels: TV3, 33, Super3, 3/24, 3XL, Esport 3, TV3 HD and TV3CAT. K3 was replaced by Super3 in 2009 and 300 was replaced by 3XL in 2010...
headquarters, Church of Colònia GüellChurch of Colònia GüellThe Church of Colònia Güell is an unfinished work by Antoni Gaudí. It was built as a place of worship for the people in a manufacturing suburb in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, near Barcelona . Colònia Güell was the brainchild of Count Eusebi de Güell...
, Chupa ChupsChupa ChupsChupa Chups is a lollipop company founded by the Catalan Enric Bernat in 1958, and currently owned by the Dutch-Italian multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck."- History :...
factory, El Periódico de CatalunyaEl Periódico de CatalunyaEl Periódico de Catalunya is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and owned by Grupo Zeta. El Periódico is actually two newspapers, publishing separate editions in Spanish and in Catalan...
building in Parets del VallèsParets del VallèsThe town of Parets del Vallès is near Barcelona , in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south-west of the comarca of Vallès Oriental, at 7 km from its capital Granollers. It covers an area of 8,98 km², and has about 16,000 inhabitants. From north to south, Parets is crossed by the...
, GranollersGranollersGranollers is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental.Granollers is a bustling business centre, and many industries are located there...
city hall, square Porxada de Granollers, MataróMataróMataró is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, to the north-east of Barcelona. , it...
train station, CalellaCalellaCalella is a seaside town on the Costa del Maresme, 58 km north east of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the coast between Sant Pol de Mar and Pineda de Mar...
lighthouse, El País building, BimboBimboBimbo, in its popular English language usage, describes a woman who is physically attractive but is perceived to have a low intelligence or poor education. The term can also be used to describe a woman who acts in a sexually promiscuous manner...
factory in Granollers, Monastery of Sant CugatMonastery of Sant CugatThe Monastery of Sant Cugat is a Benedictine abbey in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the 9th century, and built until the 14th century, it was the most important monastery in the county of Barcelona...
, Montserrat mountain, Monastery of Montserrat and Aeri de MontserratAeri de MontserratThe Aeri de Montserrat is an aerial cable car which provides one of the means of access to the Montserrat mountain and abbey. It can be found near the city of Barcelona, Catalonia....
, Pont del Diable (Martorell), castle and church of Santa Maria de la Tossa, IgualadaIgualadaIgualada is a municipality of the province of Barcelona in Catalonia . It is located on the left bank of the Anoia river, and at the western end of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the capital and central market of the Anoia comarca, a rich agricultural and wine-producing...
train station, castle of CardonaCastle of CardonaThe Castle of Cardona is arguably the most important medieval fortress in the Principality of Catalonia. It is situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of Cardona....
, ManresaManresaManresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....
city hall, old bridge of Manresa, Manresa firemen station, Sant Jaume church at Castellbell i el VilarCastellbell i el VilarCastellbell i el Vilar is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the point where the Llobregat river crosses the Prelittoral Range.The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and...
, Cal Pupinet retaurant in CastellbisbalCastellbisbalCastellbisbal is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Occidental in Catalonia. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river at its confluence with the Rubíriver...
, SitgesSitges*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site...
seafront with Cau Ferrat Museum, Maricel Museum, church of Sant Bartomeu and Santa Tecla and train station, Celler Güell, Caves Codorníu and Caves Blancher (Sant Sadurní d'AnoiaSant Sadurní d'AnoiaSant Sadurní d'Anoia is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Spain, and the centre of production of a sparkling wine known as cava. It is situated in the north-east of the Penedès Depression at the confluence of the Avernó river and the Anoia river...
), Caves Rovellats (Sant Martí SarrocaSant Martí SarrocaSant Martí Sarroca is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
), castle and church of Sant Martí Sarroca, Monastery of Santa Cecília de Montserrat, church of Torrelles de LlobregatTorrelles de LlobregatTorrelles de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregatin the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Catalunya en Miniatura, the largest of the 14 miniature parks present in Europe, is located here, 17 km from Barcelona....
, romanesque bridge in VicVicVic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
, La Piara factory (ManlleuManlleuManlleu is a town and municipality in the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.Manlleu is located in a large plain, La Plana de Vic, at around 460 metres above sea level on average. The highest point is Puig Agut church at around 594 m above the sea level...
), RupitRupitRupit is a village in the county of Osona, in the subregion of the Collsacabra, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at 822 m above sea level, 98 km from Barcelona.-History:...
village and Monastery of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà.
Girona province
- Cathedral of Girona, Monastery of Sant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de Galligants is Benedictine abbey in Girona, Spain. Since 1857, it is home to the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia in the city.-History:...
, Monastery of Ripoll, RipollRipollRipoll is the capital of the comarca of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the French border...
city hall and archive, church of Sant Martí de Surroca (OgassaOgassaOgassa is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
), church of Nostra Senyora dels Àngels in LlíviaLlíviaLlívia is a town of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave within the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales...
, factory Néts de Joaquim Trias (Santa Coloma de FarnersSanta Coloma de FarnersSanta Coloma de Farners is a spa town and capital of the comarca of the Selva, inCatalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma.It is situated on the edge of the Selva depression and of the Guilleries...
), medieval bridge of BesalúBesalúBesalú is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Catalonia, Spain.The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France....
, Banyoles lake, church of Santa Maria de PorqueresPorqueresPorqueres is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, the capital, Les Pedreres in the south, and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At...
, Galatea tower (Dalí Theatre and MuseumDalí Theatre and MuseumThe Dalí Theatre and Museum , is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.- History :The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown...
), Monastery of Sant Pere de RodesSant Pere de RodesSant Pere de Rodes is a former Benedictine monastery in the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the North East of Catalonia, Spain.-Location:It is in the municipal area of El Port de la Selva in the province of Girona, Spain. It has been constructed in the side of the Verdera mountain below the ruins of...
and Vilar Rural of Serhs group in Sant Hilari SacalmSant Hilari SacalmSant Hilari Sacalm is a municipality in the comarca of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain.-References:* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria . Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 . ISBN 84-87135-02-1 ....
.
Lleida province
- La Seu VellaLa Seu VellaThe Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella is the former cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, located on top of Lleida hill....
cathedral in Lleida, Cathedral of Santa Maria d'UrgellCathedral of Santa Maria d'UrgellThe Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell, called Cathedral of la Seu d'Urgell or Cathedral of Urgel, is a cathedral located in the city of la Seu d'Urgell, , seat of the Diocese of Urgell. This temple is the seat of the diocese and is dedicated to Saint Mary...
, church of Sant Andreu in OlianaOlianaOliana is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir....
, church of Sant Climent in Coll de NargóColl de NargóColl de Nargó is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, a region of Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley by the Oliana reservoir. The municipality...
, church of Sant Pere in PontsPontsPonts is a municipality and a town in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river near its confluence with the Llobregós river and at the point where the routes from Calaf and Cervera meet the route from Lleida to La Seu d'Urgell .Economy is...
, church of Santa Maria in BalaguerBalaguerBalaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre....
, castle of la FlorestaLa FlorestaLa Floresta is an electoral parish or district of Quito. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes ....
, Monastery of Vallbona de les MongesMonastery of Santa María de VallbonaThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona is a Cistercian abbey in Vallbona de les Monges, in the comarca of Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the early 12th century, it is one of the most important monasteries in Catalonia; its church represents an example of transition between Romanesque and...
, Granja Castelló in MollerussaMollerussaMollerussa is the capital of the comarca of Pla d'Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is 250 metres above sea level. It had a population 14,733 people .Evolution demographic of the municipality:-External links:* * *...
, University of CerveraCerveraCervera is the capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The title Compte de Cervera is a courtesy title, formerly part of the Crown of Aragon, that has been revived for Felipe, Prince of Asturias....
main building, Port del Comte (ski resort), ruins of the SortSort, LleidaSort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, in the country of Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,113 ....
castle, church of Santa Maria de Talló (Bellver de CerdanyaBellver de CerdanyaBellver de Cerdanya is a town in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.-References:*Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria . Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 . ISBN 84-87135-02-1 ....
) and Romanesque churches of the Vall de BoíVall de BoíThe Vall de Boí is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees...
(Sant Quirc de Durro, La Nativitat de Durro, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall, Santa Maria de Cóll, Sant Feliu de Barruera, Santa Maria de Cardet, Sant Joan de Boí, Santa Maria de Taüll and Sant Climent de TaüllSant Climent de TaüllSant Climent de Taüll is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Taüll, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia. The church was dedicated in the year 1123.The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture...
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Tarragona province
- Cathedral of Tarragona, monument to Roger de Llúria and Tarragona city hall, Port of Tarragona, Aqüeducte de les FerreresAqüeducte de les FerreresThe Aqüeducte de les Ferreres is a Roman aqueduct in Catalonia, Spain built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco. The aqueduct is located 4 kilometers north of Tarragona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia...
(roman aqueduct), Arc de BeràArc de BeràThe Arc de Berà is a triumphal arch some 20 km north of the city of Tarragona, Spain, close to Roda de Barà. It stands on the line of what was the Via Augusta, now the N-340 road.Its name derives from the count Berà...
, Cellar of FalsetFalsetFalset can refer to:* Falset, Tarragona, the principal village of the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia* Falset , pitch-control of a harmonicof a brass instrument...
, Cellar of Pinell de Brai, Monastery of Santes Creus, Monastery of Poblet, Castle of CalafellCalafellCalafell is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
, church of Sant Miquel in Segur de Calafell, Castle of la Suda (TortosaTortosa-External links:* *** * * *...
), Castle of Móra d'EbreMóra d'EbreMóra d'Ebre is the capital of the comarca of the Ribera d'Ebre in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ebre river in the Móra Hollow, and is served by the N-420 roadto Reus and Gandesa, the N-230 road to Lleida...
and bridge of AmpostaAmpostaAmposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 8 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Population 18,841 ....
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Antoni Gaudí works in the rest of Spain
- Casa de los BotinesCasa de los BotinesThe Casa de los Botines is a Modernist building in León, Spain designed by Antoni Gaudí. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the Caja España bank.- History :...
(León, SpainLeón, SpainLeón is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
), El Capricho house (ComillasComillasComillas is a small township and municipality in the northern reaches of Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. The Marquisate of Comillas, a fiefdom of Spanish nobility, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town.-Marquis of Comillas:The first...
) and Episcopal Palace, AstorgaEpiscopal Palace, AstorgaThe Episcopal Palace is a Modernisme edifice in Astorga, Spain, designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. It was built between 1889 and 1913.-History:...
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