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Metropola coastei estice a Peninsulei Iberice este al doilea oraş important al Spaniei şi capitală a Catalaniei

Barcelona is the capital and the most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid.

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Josep Granyer i Giralt ( Barcelona 1899 - 1983 ) was Catalan Sculptor . It studied in the School of Beautiful Arts of Barcelona. On 1917 founded the group the Evolucionistas

After Spanish civil War, realized an animalist sculpture in which the animal adopted human attitudes with ironic air, shows of it are the sculptures located in Boulevard of Catalonia in Barcelona:

The seated bull The attractive giraffe

Rambla de Catalunyais one of the most central streets in the city. It begins in Plaza Catalunya and continues as far as Diagonal Avenue. Along its length are numerous fashion stores, as well as cinemas and a wide variety of bars and restaurants.

Situated at each end of the street is a sculpture by the architect Josep Granyer: the bull sitting on the corner of Gran Via and the flirtatious giraffe on the corner of Diagonal.

Cases Rocamora Passeig de Gràcia, 6-14

Cases Rocamora Passeig de Gràcia, 6-14

built 1914-1917

Cases Rocamora Passeig de Gràcia, 6-14 Benches and street lamps designed by architect Pere Falqués i Urpí posts on both sides of the street from 1906.There are 31 in all and were restored in the 80's during a remodeling campaign in the city.

Passeig de Gràcia

This is one of the main avenues in Barcelona and one of the city’s most important shopping and business area. It follows the old road that used to link the Town of Gracia (now a city neighbourhood) and Barcelona. Over the years, major international luxury boutiques have sprung up. Along the street we can find impressive modernist works from prominent architects such as Gaudí, Puig i Cadafalch, Domènech i Montaner and Enric Sagnier. Of these, not to be missed are Batlló House and La Pedrera (World Heritage Sites), Amatller House, Fuster House and Robert Palace. In 1906, architect Pere Falqués i Urpí designed the famous ornate mosaic benches and street lamps dotted along the avenue.

Casa Marfa Passeig de Gracia, 66 Architect: Manuel Comas i Tros (1905)Remarks: Has a Neo-Gothic facade and an impressive carriage entranceway. It is known as the Casa Viuda Marfa, "viuda" meaning widow.

Casa Marfa

Casa Marfa Passeig de Gracia, 66

Between the 19th and 20th centuries in the centre of Barcelona, the architects of the Catalan Modernist movement created a variety of buildings for the bourgeoisie of the period.


Las Meninas2008 May-June, on the Rambla Catalunya between Gran Vía and Consell de Cent an outdoor exhibition of work by the Spanish sculptor Manolo Valdés (b. Valencia 1942).

Las Meninas bronze sculptures by Manolo Valdes in Rambla de Catalunya

Plaça de les GlòriesIn Ildefons Cerdà’s design of Barcelona’s extension, the Plaça de les Glòries was conceived of as the new city center. Currently it is at the junction of the city’s more important throughfares. The Avinguda Diagonal, Avinguda Meridiana and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes. However it has become a large roundabout for a series of elevated highways. In recent revitalization efforts, new structures have been planned for the area around the Plaça de les Glòries.Torre AgbarThe first and most well known project is the Torre Agbar by the French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm B720 Arquitectos. Opened in 2005, it is located in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona.

The form of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat. It is built with reinforced concrete with a façade of glass and 4,500 individual windows that puncture the structural concrete. The building has a series of temperature sensors that regulate the window blinds of the building façade to reduce energy consumption. At nightfall the buildings façade is illuminated with 4,500 LED devices.

As you approach Torre Agbar, the facade reacts with the colorful concrete core and changes appearances at various angles and distances.

The structure is 34 stories above ground with 4 floors below ground.

La girafa coqueta by Josep Granyer i Giralt (1899-1983)

The funny statue of girrafe called "La girafa coqueta" (coquettish giraffe) at very upper end of famous Barcelona street - La Rambla de Catalunya.

La Rambla de Catalunya is a major shopping street in Barcelona. At the far end of this long avenue (northeast end) has been located since 1972 a funny statue of giraffe called La girafa coqueta" (coquettish giraffe). It is the work of Josep Granyer i Giralt, a Catalan Sculptor born in Barcelona.

The installation of this statue was sponsored by the residents of Rambla de Catalunya.

La girafa coqueta

by Josep

Granyer i Giralt

(1899-1983)

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, many countries in Europe experienced a cultural movement that affected art and architecture. In France this movement was called Art Nouveau and in Barcelona it was called Modernisme.

Gaudi was a prominent member of this movement and he and other Catalan architects built many beautiful buildings that are still standing and one of the joys of visiting Barcelona is to see these buildings. Many are in the Eixample District and one can easily do a walk and see many of them.

La Unión y el Fénix Building, Passeig de Gracia 21


The monumentalist building was built between 1927 and 1931 by architect Eusebi Bona i Puig and sculptors Saint Marceau i Frederic Marés. It is known as the Unión y el Fénix Español building, a Spanish insurance company. La Unión y el Fénix on Passeig de Gracia is both a residencial and office building. The building is topped with a cupola crowned by the old company's symbol, a boy sitting on Phoenix, a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes.


Although according to experts, what the sculpture really represents is the Abduction of Ganymede by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. Ganymede was a symbol for the ideally beautiful youth in poetry

Passeig de Gracia

Monument al doctor Josep Girona i Rius (1872-1938), fundador de la Quinta de Salut l'Aliança. Monument situat davant la clínica, carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret

Santa Maria del Mar is an

imposing church in the Ribera

district of Barcelona, Spain,

built between 1329 and 1383 at

the height of Catalonia's

maritime and mercantile

preeminence. It is an

outstanding example of

Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of style that are very unusual

in large mediaeval buildings.

The porters of La Ribera, who collaborated in the construction of the church transporting stones, are represented on the doors of the main entrance

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