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    41°23′01″N 2°10′56″E / 41.38361°N 2.18222°E / 41.38361; 2.18222 The Fossar de les Moreres (Catalan pronunciation: [fuˈsa ðə ləz muˈɾeɾəs], literally "Grave...
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    and Catalan on the façade that faces the Fossar de les Moreres. The architects in charge were Berenguer de Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon...
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    the plural form Les Rambles (the original Catalan form; in Spanish it is Las Ramblas). The street is successively called: Rambla de Canaletes – the site...
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    Camp de Les Corts (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkam də ləs ˈkoɾts]), commonly referred to as Les Corts, was a sports stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
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    pro-independence organizations carry demonstrations and meet at the Fossar de les Moreres in Barcelona, where they pay homage to the defenders of city who...
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  • with the immediate purpose of dignifying and rehabilitating the Fossar de les Moreres, and of recovering and publicizing its history and its origins,...
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    Passeig de Sant Joan. The arch is built in reddish brickwork in the Neo-Mudéjar style. The front frieze contains the stone sculpture Barcelona rep les nacions...
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    which holds three large crosses. The official name of this is "El Turó de les Tres Creus," however many tourists choose to call it Calvary. Two of the...
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    fourteenth century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques), was completed in 1448. In the late nineteenth century, the neo-Gothic...
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    bombing of Yugoslavia. Barcelona, Catalonia, at the Fossar de les Moreres (adjacent to the Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar), honouring the Catalans buried...
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    (2002). Les lliçons de Gaudí. Barcelona, Spain: Edicions Empúries. ISBN 84-7596-949-6. Fontbona, Francesc; Miralles, Francesc (1985). Història de l'Art...
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    skyscraper located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district...
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    were buried in a cemetery, now a plaça (Catalan: square) called Fossar de les Moreres, where Catalans gather every 11 September, known as the National...
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    Westminster Abbey, while in France La tombe du soldat inconnu was placed in the Arc de Triomphe. The idea of a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier then spread to...
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    Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium formerly known as the Estadi de Montjuïc and Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and also known in English as the Barcelona Olympic...
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    Casa Batlló (category Passeig de Gràcia)
    on the Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample district, and forms part of a row of houses known as the Illa de la Discòrdia (or Mansana de la Discòrdia, the...
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    Granados' first book of his piano suite Goyescas and his Allegro de concierto and Cant de les estrelles (Song of the stars), for chorus and orchestra; Isaac...
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    La Ribera (redirect from Barri de la Ribera)
    Catalonia in the War of Succession. Another place of interest is the Fossar de les Moreres, the site of a mass grave of Catalan soldiers fallen during the...
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    and memorials in Slovenia Monuments to the Slovene Partisans Fossar de les Moreres Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen) Lion Monument Monument of...
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    major thoroughfares: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Avinguda del Paral·lel, Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Tarragona, and leads to the Palau...
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    "Coneixement del català: Evolució de les característiques de la població de Barcelona (Knowledge of Catalan in Barcelona)". Ajuntament de Barcelona (in Catalan)...
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    (Office for Political Innovation), artists Katarzyna Krakowiak, Laura Martínez de Guereñu, and the designer Sabine Marcelis have also been commissioned to create...
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    Ocell Els Quatre Gats Estació de França Fabra Observatory Font de Canaletes Forum Building Fossar de les Moreres Hospital de Sant Pau Hotel Arts Hotel Melia...
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    1970, the museum underwent its first expansion, adding the Palau del Baró de Castellet, which is attached to the original museum building, Palau Aguilar...
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    The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria (Catalan: [məɾˈkad də ˈsaɲ ʒuˈzɛb də lə βukəˈɾi.ə]; Spanish: Mercado de San José de la Boquería), usually simply...
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    Bosco in 1886, when he was visiting Barcelona at the invitation of Dorotea de Chopitea, a great patron and promoter of the project. From this arose the...
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    Ocell Els Quatre Gats Estació de França Fabra Observatory Font de Canaletes Forum Building Fossar de les Moreres Hospital de Sant Pau Hotel Arts Hotel Melia...
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    Montjuïc Castle (Catalan: Castell de Montjuïc, Spanish: Castillo de Montjuich) is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on...
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    Carrer de les Carolines. He also acquired the land located between the narrow street of Carreró Racó de Sant Gervasi and Avinguda de la Riera de Cassoles...
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    Passeig de Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈsɛdʒ də ˈgɾasiə]) or Paseo de Gracia (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈseo de ˈɡɾaθja]) is one of the major avenues...
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