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In About Barcelona we have information of things that are happening in the city, events, fairs, congresses, or popular events that will take place together with Festivals and Concerts, Sporting Events and Art Exhibitions. Also information on interesting places to vist and what we like to call our favourite places, museums and outdoor sculptures. And if you are interested, we can provide your Barcelona Accommodation for your stay during the events, congresses or Festivals you are willing to participate.
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Art and Culture > Barcelona Museums
Plaça del Rei - Gothic Quarter - Ciutat Vella
The foundation of the city of Barcelona is not clear as there are two different myths; one credited to Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca around 230 BC, and the other to one of the nine ships of the fleet of Hercules when he joined Jason and the Argonauts in the search of the Golden Fleece, travelling across the Mediterranean, 400 years before the building of Rome.
It is known that between years 15 and 13 BC, in the era of Emperor Augustus, that the Romans founded the Mons Taber, a temple 12 meters high on a little hill near...
Roman Barcelona – Barcino
Plaça del Rei - Gothic Quarter - Ciutat Vella
The foundation of the city of Barcelona is not clear as there are two different myths; one credited to Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca around 230 BC, and the other to one of the nine ships of the fleet of Hercules when he joined Jason and the Argonauts in the search of the Golden Fleece, travelling across the Mediterranean, 400 years before the building of Rome.
It is known that between years 15 and 13 BC, in the era of Emperor Augustus, that the Romans founded the Mons Taber, a temple 12 meters high on a little hill near...
Art and Culture > Barcelona Museums
Montjuic Mountain - Palacio Nacional
The National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC) in Barcelona, is housed in the Palau Nacional at the Montjuich mountain, built for the 1929 International Fair.
It was during the last 80's that the Italian Architect Gae Aulenti was commissioned to carry out the project to adapt the old structure of the building and turn it into a museum with a modern concept for the display of the several collections that form part of it. Due to many technical complications these works lasted much longer than expected and it was only...
Romanesque Gallery - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Montjuic Mountain - Palacio Nacional
The National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC) in Barcelona, is housed in the Palau Nacional at the Montjuich mountain, built for the 1929 International Fair.
It was during the last 80's that the Italian Architect Gae Aulenti was commissioned to carry out the project to adapt the old structure of the building and turn it into a museum with a modern concept for the display of the several collections that form part of it. Due to many technical complications these works lasted much longer than expected and it was only...
