Barcelona: Important buildings

Museums of Barcelona

Spanish Village of Barcelona: it’s an interesting outdoor museum, on Montjuic mountain.

Mayoral Gallery: it’s a room dedicated to the exhibition and display of contemporary art.

Picasso Museum: it’s a museum displaying one of the most complete collections of painter Pablo Picasso.

Chocolate Museum: it has a lot of pieces of chocolate of different sizes and flavors.

Barcelona History Museum (MHCB): it’s located in the heart of Old Town.

Design Hub Barcelona: it’s the center of the Institute of Culture of Barcelona.

Joan Miró Foundation: it’s an exhibition center located in the city of Barcelona, of the paintings from the Catalan painter Joan Miró.

Antoni Tàpies Foundation: it’s dedicated to the life and work of Antoni Tàpies i Puig

Museu de la cera de Barcelona: you can see awesome scenes of famous people.

Monuments of Barcelona

Columbus Monument: it’s a giant sculpture built in recognition of Christopher Columbus, located south of the Ramblas in Barcelona.

Arc de Triomf: is a monument built to form the main entrance on the occasion of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona in 1888.

Palau Güell: is a palace considerated an essential monument of the modernist architecture.

Castell de Montjuic: is an ancient fortress which now serves as a military museum and is located in Montjuïc mountain.

Torre Agbar : is a unique bullet-shaped building that is 145 meters high and is home to a company town. Actually is going to be an hotel.

Churches of Barcelona

Sagrada FamiliaCathedral of Santa Eulalia in Barcelona: is dedicated to Santa Eulalia, Christian martyr patroness of the city of Barcelona.

Pedralbes Monastery: is also known as the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes.

Santa Maria del Mar: it’s an imposing church in the Ribera district, built between 1329 and 1383. It is an example of Catalan Gothic.