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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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Sporting Events > Athletics
The third edition of Garmin Barcelona Triathlon will take place in Barcelona on October 10th 2010, with a very similar route as last edition and some modifications that will make it even more exciting.
The Triathlon is a combined endurance sport in which the participant performed three tests. These are: swimming, cycling and running. The order is set and the clock does not stop during the entire duration of the competition. The rules of the competition are those of the Catalan Triatló, and specific provisions contained in this regulation.
The Garmin Barcelona Triathlon is divided,...
Garmin Barcelona Triathlon
The third edition of Garmin Barcelona Triathlon will take place in Barcelona on October 10th 2010, with a very similar route as last edition and some modifications that will make it even more exciting.
The Triathlon is a combined endurance sport in which the participant performed three tests. These are: swimming, cycling and running. The order is set and the clock does not stop during the entire duration of the competition. The rules of the competition are those of the Catalan Triatló, and specific provisions contained in this regulation.
The Garmin Barcelona Triathlon is divided,...
Art and Culture > Outdoor Sculptures
The Olympic games of 92 served Barcelona to develop many abandoned areas of the city. One of the most important areas included The Olympic Village, the Olympic Port with the two towers (Mapfre Tower & Hotel Arts) and the big fish sculpture from Frank Gehry on the Gardens of the hotel and all the water front with the new beaches of Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella.
The giant copper "Peix" sculpture (35 meters x 54 meters) in the Olympic Port was a landmark in the history of Frank O. Gehry & Associates, inaugurating the firm's use of computer-aided design...
Frank Gehry - Fish - Peix
The Olympic games of 92 served Barcelona to develop many abandoned areas of the city. One of the most important areas included The Olympic Village, the Olympic Port with the two towers (Mapfre Tower & Hotel Arts) and the big fish sculpture from Frank Gehry on the Gardens of the hotel and all the water front with the new beaches of Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella.
The giant copper "Peix" sculpture (35 meters x 54 meters) in the Olympic Port was a landmark in the history of Frank O. Gehry & Associates, inaugurating the firm's use of computer-aided design...
Art and Culture > Outdoor Sculptures
Few works done fort he Olympic games have become so controversial as these Pergolas in the Icaria Avenue done by the architects Carme Pinós and Enric Miralles. The fact that the underground of the Avenue was an immense sewer did not allowed to plant trees on it. So in July of 1992 the Pergolas were installed but on a size much more reduced than the original project designed by Pinós and Miralles as a procession of gigantic metallic trees of four meters height and that should had approach to the buildings covering the whole avenue. The poor result created much more contrary opinions...
Carme Pinos y Enric Miralles - Pergolas
Few works done fort he Olympic games have become so controversial as these Pergolas in the Icaria Avenue done by the architects Carme Pinós and Enric Miralles. The fact that the underground of the Avenue was an immense sewer did not allowed to plant trees on it. So in July of 1992 the Pergolas were installed but on a size much more reduced than the original project designed by Pinós and Miralles as a procession of gigantic metallic trees of four meters height and that should had approach to the buildings covering the whole avenue. The poor result created much more contrary opinions...
Sporting Events > Athletics
XX TROFEU INTERNACIONAL CIUTAT DE BARCELONA
On the first weekend of October the Triathlon is back in Barcelona. In this year edition the expectation is much higher as it it the first time that this race has become one of the tests of the main European Tour for triathlon: the European Cities Tri-Series.
The Triathlon Ciutat de Barcelona is divided into 4 categories (sprint, olímpica, supersprint & Tri-corporate) which will attempt to collect a global of more than 2,500 participants.
The categories are the Super Sprint (400m swimming + 10K bicycle + 2.5 kilometres running),...
BARCELONA TRIATHLON 2008
XX TROFEU INTERNACIONAL CIUTAT DE BARCELONA
On the first weekend of October the Triathlon is back in Barcelona. In this year edition the expectation is much higher as it it the first time that this race has become one of the tests of the main European Tour for triathlon: the European Cities Tri-Series.
The Triathlon Ciutat de Barcelona is divided into 4 categories (sprint, olímpica, supersprint & Tri-corporate) which will attempt to collect a global of more than 2,500 participants.
The categories are the Super Sprint (400m swimming + 10K bicycle + 2.5 kilometres running),...
