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Barcelona is capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain. It is Spain's major Mediterranean port and famous for Gaudi, Dali, Miro and Picasso. The city is strong commercially compared to the rest of Spain in an similar way to say Milan and the rest of Italy. The Olympics were staged in Barcelona in 1992 and provided a legacy of good contemporary architecture by famous architects.

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The most famous Barcelona building is surely Sagrada Familia by Spanish architect Gaudi. Still under construction, we feature photos of this iconic piece of architecture further down the page. The centre of the city - Barri Gothic - is formed from a Roman village, tight-knit alleys, squares and charming cheek-by-jowl buildings. Located outwith is a civilised grid of avenues, Eixample, cut through by the Diagonal. This order is terminated by the hills that ring Barcelona, and of course the Mediterranean Sea.

Sagrada Familia Barcelona

Key Barcelona Buildings, chronological:
Barcelona Cathedral, Barri Gotic, Ciutat Vella
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Barcelona Cathedral

Sagrada Familia : iconic Barcelona Architecture
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Sagrada Familia
Largest of all Antoni Gaudi buildings

Casa Batlo, Eixample
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Casa Batlo

Casa Mila Barcelona - La Pedrera, Eixample
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
La Pedrera

Park Guell Barcelona, north of the city
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Park Guell

Barcelona Pavilion building, Hill of Montjuic : world-famous Modern Architecture
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Barcelona Pavilion

Montjuic Tower, Hill of Montjuic
Santiago Calatrava, Architect
Torre de Comunicacions

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Ciutat Vella
Richard Meier & Partners, Architects with F.J. Ramos i Associats
MACBA

Barcelona Forum Building, Diagonal Mar
Herzog & de Meuron Architects
Edifici Fòrum

Santa Caterina Market, Barri Gotic, Ciutat Vella
Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT
Santa Caterina Market

Agbar Tower, Avinguda Diagonal : Barcelona skyscraper
Jean Nouvel Architects
Torre Agbar

Nou Camp Stadium Barcelona Building Redevelopment
Foster + Partners

image : Foster + Partners



Barcelona Buildings - complete alphabetical listing

Barcelona Architects

Barcelona Pavilion Photos
El Pavelló Alemany

Barcelona Architecture, alphabetical:

Amatller House, Eixample
Puig i Cadafalch, Architect
Casa Amatller
Adjacent to Casa Batllo by Anton Gaudi this is a beautiful, florid building

Auditoria Park, Forum, Diagonal Mar - Barcelona Forum
Foreign Office Architecture: Alejandro Zaera-Polo + Farshid Moussavi, Architects
Parc dels Auditoris

Barcelona Airport Buildings, Prat of Llobregat, west of the city
Ricardo Bofill, Architect
Barcelona Aeroport


Blanquerna Url, Faculty of Information Science, Ciutat Vella
Freixas, Miranda, Bou, Gonzalez / Various Architects
Blanquerna Url

Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture [CCCB], Ciutat Vella
Pinon, Viaplana, Mercade, Architects
CCCB Barcelona

Barcelona Telecommunications Tower, north Barcelona
Foster + Partners
Collserola Tower
photograph © Thomas Boczko

Barcelona Botanic garden building, Montjuic mountain
Carlos Ferrater, Architect
Barcelona Botanic garden
image © Thomas Boczko

Calatrava Bridge - Bac de Roda Felipe II Bridge
Santiago Calatrava, Architect
Calatrava Bridge Barcelona
image © Thomas Boczko

Calvet House, Eixample
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Casa Calvet

Catalan Music Palace, Ciutat Vella
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Architect; Oscar Tusquets, Architect
Catalan Music Palace

Catalonia National Art Museum, Parc de Montjuic, southwest Barcelona
Enric Català & Pedro Cendoya, with Pere Domènech i Roure, Architect
Palau Nacional
Palau Nacional, building for the Expo in 1929, refurbished by architect Gae Aulenti

Corte Inglese Barcelona, Ciutat Vella
Lapeña y Torres Arquitectos
Corte Inglese Barcelona

Domenech Estapa House, Eixample
Josep Domènech Estapa, Architect
Domenech Estapa House

Frank Gehry Building, Port Olimpic
Frank Gehry, Architect
Pesque Escultura
Iconic architecture / sculpture from the famous Frank Gehry

Forum Bathing Zone, Diagonal Mar - Barcelona Forum
Beth Gali, Architect
Zona de Banys

Forum Esplanade with Solar Panels, Diagonal Mar - Barcelona Forum
Torres & Lapena, Architects
Forum Esplanade

Free Zone Consortium Office Building, Diagonal Mar - Barcelona Forum
Josep Lluís Mateo, Architect
Free Zone Consortium Office

Gas Natural Company Tower, La Barceloneta
Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT
Torre de Gas Natural

Hospital de Sant Pau, Cartagena
Lluis Domenech i Montaner, Architect
Hospital de Sant Pau
image © Thomas Boczko

House of Convalescence, Barcelona, Ciutat Vella
Architect: unknown
Casa de Convalescència

Historic Barcelona building

Hotel Arts Barcelona, Port Olimpic
Bruce Graham of SOM Architects
Hotel Arts Barcelona

Joan Miro Foundation Building, Parc de Montjuïc
Josep Lluís Sert, Architect
Joan Miro Foundation

Lesseps Library, Eixample
Josep Llinás, Architect
Lesseps Library

Lleo Morera House, Eixample
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Architect
Casa Lleó Morera

Mapfre Tower, Port Olimpic
Ortiz & Leon, Architects
Mapfre Tower
One of a pair of Barcelona skyscrapers

Montaner i Simon Publishing House, Eixample
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Architect
Montaner i Simon

Nou Camp Stadium - FC Barcelona Stadium Building
Francesc Mitjans Miró, Josep Soteras Mauri, with Lorenzo García Barbón
Nou Camp Stadium

Olympic Stadium Barcelona, Hill of Montjuic
Vittorio Gregotti Architect
Olympic Stadium Barcelona
Building also known as Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Lluís Companys

Palace of the Sea, Catalan History Museum Building, La Barceloneta
Rogent, Architect
Palau de Mar Barcelona

Princess Hotel Barcelona, Diagonal Mar
Oscar Tusquets, Architect
Hotel Princess Barcelona

St Jordi Sports Pavilion, Hill of Montjuic
Arata Isozaki & Associates, Architects
Palau Sant Jordi

Barcelona Architecture Photos:



Key Public Spaces in the city - Barcelona Plaza + Parques:

Place of the Catalans / Plaça de Catalunya, Ciutat Vella / Eixample
Plaça de Catalunya Place of the Catalans
Placa de Catalunya

Place of St Jaume / Plaça Sant Jaume, Barri Gotic, Ciutat Vella
Placa Sant Jaume
Placa Sant Jaume

Reial Square / Plaça Reial, Barri Gotic, Ciutat Vella
Plaça Reial
Placa Reial

Park at Diagonal Mar / Parc de Diagonal Mar, Diagonal Mar
Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Architects
Parc de Diagonal Mar
Parc de Diagonal Mar

Guide to Barcelona Architecture, alphabetical:

L`Auditori Concert Building
Rafael Moneo Architects

photograph © Thomas Boczko
Barcelona Concert Building

Ground Scape - Villa
, Valldoreix
Mangera Yvars Architects

photograph from the architects
Barcelona house

Hotel Diagonal Building
Capella Garcia Arquitectura

picture from the architects
Hotel Diagonal Barcelona

Hotel Omm Building
Capella Garcia Arquitectura

photo from the architects
Hotel Omm Building

Hotel Vapor Gran, Terrassa
Capella Garcia Arquitectura

picture from the architects
Barcelona Hotel

Torre Baro
Mangera Yvars Architects

Spanish residential tower

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Barcelona Architecture News 2006:
UNESCO adds four Barcelona buildings by architect Antoni Gaudi to its list
Richard Rogers : Las Arenas, Barcelona Bull Ring Building Redevelopment on site
Zaha Hadid Building : Edifici Campus project

Col.legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya: www.coac.net
Catalonian Architects' Website with links to Barcelona Architecture + Architects

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