barcelona

     

Barcelona (Catalan IPA: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish IPA: [baɾθeˈlona]) is the capital an most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,605,602 in 2006, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081. It is the central nucleus of the Urban Region of Barcelona, which relies on a population of 4,856,579. It is located on the Mediterranean coast (41°23′N, 2°11′E) between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is limited to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 m/1,680 ft).

Trivia about barcelona

  • This Catalonian city, once the capital of the Visigoths, may be named for a Carthaginian family
  • The Saint Jordi Sports Palace in this Spanish city was built for the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Some Joan Miro paintings are on the wall in this Spanish seaport where Miro was born in 1893
  • In 1937 the Loyalists in Spain made this city their capital
  • NBA players competed in the Olympics for the 1st time in this city in 1992 & won the gold
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  • El Periodico de Catalunya is the second-largest newspaper serving this second-largest Spanish city
  • This Spanish city on the Mediterranean was known in antiquity as Barcino
  • You'll find the Museum of Catalan Art in this Spanish city, the capital of Catalonia
  • In Spain, it's second to Madrid
  • The NFL Europe's Dragons play their home games in this Spanish city that hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • After Franco's death, this city, host of the 1992 Olympics, changed its street signs from Castilian to Catalan
  • The Church of the Holy Family dominates the skyline of this port in northeastern Spain
  • Legend has it that this Iberian seaport city was founded by Hamilcar Barca around 230 B.C.
  • Catalan cuisine is featured at Set Portes, a 161-year-old restaurant in this Catalonian city
  • The 1992 Olympics in this Spanish city were the first boycott-free summer games in 20 years
  • Let's head to this Spanish coastal city to shop along its Rambla de Catalunya
  • It's the capital of Catalonia
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In April 1493 & amidst great pomp, Columbus announced the discovery of the New World to his patron, Queen Isabella, in this city
  • The University of this seaport city on the Mediterranean was founded in 1450
  • Visit this Catalonian city to see the magnificent Guell Palace designed by Antonio Gaudi
  • The University of this port city, today Spain's second largest, was founded in 1450
  • 2008:Woody goes Euro:"Vicky Cristina _____"
  • Tradition says that Columbus announced his discovery of the New World in a courtyard of this Spanish port
  • In Spain this second-largest city is a major port on the Mediterranean Sea
  • Si! Si! The Summer Olympics were held in this city in 1992
  • In June 1461 Prince Carlos' father made him Governor of Catalonia, but in September Carlos died in this city
  • The best-known piece of furniture designed by Mies van der Rohe is the chair named for this Spanish city