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    WORLD HERITAGE PONTO OG www.catalunyaturisme.com Hl CW aras ay Bese eee Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) works with countries around the world to identify and protect, cultural and natural spaces deserving of recognition because they are part of mankind's Coenen ces In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention (Seen ear teere ace cent ENr can ea eee ng coe Pete cern) has been ratified by 180 counties since then. In 2006, the World Heritage List contained a total CR eR OCOD rTca (Cd are natural and 24 are mixed, in other words both er eerert World Heritage is constantly under threat from a variety of dangers due to either natural eee ee nts eee ee Ree ert ts Cre een ee cues Pee eee See eee a Coe] Heritage in Danger, allowing them to be given special attention and to be the subject of urgent eer encarta eee ee eee properties in Spain and is one of the leading reece ere ns TANGIBLE HERITAGE INTANGIBLE HERITAGE NATURAL HERITAGE Plain Seas aaa Matt) Ng UNESCO. In order to best protect cultural diversity UNESCO concentrates its actions on tho identi, minority cultural heritage and are of founding Significance or ate in imminent danger of diseppearing. These sites include ‘uilngs, groups of buildings an place that are oF historia, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological importa UNESCO defines intangible heriag “ihe practices, representations xpresions,knowledg munities, groups and, in sr individuals resognize as part of ‘heir culturl heritage. Ths intangible mitted from -onstanly by communities and groups in ent th interaction with nature and their ist and provides them witha sense of identity and continuity [Natural heritage is defined inthe World Heritage Convention as “natural feature nsstng of physical and biological formations o groups of uch formations which are of outstanding universal val hate or scientific point of Biosphere reserves ae land o astallmarine ecosystems, oF smbinaton ofboth, recognised in the international plan a such in UNE’ Man and the Biosphe eaux Colla y OF BUILDINGS AND. SFFES:EN. CATALONIA WORKS BY ANTONFGAUDE NNR aNd CATALANA HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CRU RSANT, PAU. ROYAL MONASTERY’ OF SANTA MARIA DE, POBLET ny Be eee Cente ae Con a cence Pence RRR] rr eres errr Pr Re I Ca is the work of Antoni Gaudi Gauad's most famous work, the symbol of Barcelona and Modernisme, on which architect worked until the end of his ie, ‘hough it remained unfinished on his death ‘Beyun inthe Gothic Revival style in 1882 by Fe .Villary Lozano the projet was taken ‘very Gaudin 1885, He designed a chuck of considerable grandeur in which he aplied all hie architectaral knowledge In is pans, he included telve towers to represent the spostes, four for the evangelists, one for the Virgin Mary and one to sybolise Cis, the tallest ower of all The only parts that Gaui himself supervised are the apse and the Nativity Fagade The works ae stil continuing, based onthe drawings and models saved from the destruction of the Civil War in 1936-39. ‘The sculptor Josep M. Subirachs has been ‘working on the building since 1987, The expt ofthe church designed by Gaudi forthe Colonia Gill model ‘industrial settlement is one ofthe architect's most noted builngs. In i he experimented witha numberof architectural solutions that he later ‘employed in the constriction of Sagrada Familia. The erypt, which he began in 1908, i his most singular building, He was the Fest to build vaults in the shape of hyperbolic paraboloid, such as those found at the entrance tothe erypt and in its wall. Parc Cell was intl intended by the banker Husebi Gell to be a garden city, but only the infrasrucare (toads, entrances and main square) was completed by Gaudi between 1910-14. “The naturalistic use of stone and ceramic de byilant employment of rencad (mosaic made up of fragments of pottery, lass, marble, ec, used to cover warped surfaces) is found throughout the ark in the farsous undulating bench, the cling of te ball with 86 columns and the great sculptural dragon ofthe main staircase “Thourban residence (1886-88) ofthe Gel faily that confirmed Gaudi as @ great ereator of amospherie spaces, such s the orginal stables in ‘he basement, which demeonstate the expresive and constructional eapabilies of rick, the ine of the srase, which wends its way up tothe vaous ‘ors of the building, and the large central hall ‘with its parabolic dome tha eaches up through the ene building, emerging as a cone a rooRop Jevel, where its sunounds by sculptural chins ‘on which Gai used tread forthe ft ine ‘One of Gaud’s first works (1883-88), this residential villa Features geometrical arrangements of brick ad ties that recreate the ar of Islamic aavhilectre. The remarkable iron gril is based on the palmetto. The house ‘was extended in 1925-26 and so los its magnificent surounding gardens. ‘This isthe building that best defines Modermisme, above all because of its wealth of decoction, with is magnificent examples of stained glas, ‘moses, panting and sculpture the pieces ousie on popular song nd the ae inside that symbolise both popula and classical music and the ‘muses around the back of th stage). The building as a whole isin keeping withthe Wagnerian notion ofthe integration of the arts, which ‘was characteristic of Catalan Modernism “Thehospial complex designed a a series of pavilions by Luis Doménech {i Montaner in 1902 and supervised by his son Pere Doménech i Rou, ‘The envance pavilion, crowned by a sonder tower, hes an exposed brick stuetute that prevails throughout the hospital snd is enhanced with ‘mosaics on theme from history, as well as stone capital and eorbels {in the form of angels, the syathelc, early work of the young seulptor Pablo Gargalo. Other noteworthy features include the grand staircase and the ceilings, with touches reminiscent of Islamic art. Pras TANER ena eee pres omen ny ts armen a corte RCELE Sm eb rats Tet EM Dees: rey res Pavilions at Finca Gilell Foundation, Palau Montane Convent de les Teresiames Casa Thomas. Fonda Espanya. Casa Calvet Casa Fuster. Casa Lamadrid Bellesguard Casa Lled Morera. ee eer ‘monuments in Catalonia in ere ears Built between the 12ch and 18th centuries, the monastery has been restored in modem times. It is made up of tree enclosures that stand inside an outer wall. The history of Poblet dates back to 1150, when ‘Ramon Berenguer IX gave land inthe Conca de Barberi tothe Abbey of Fontifeda to found a Cistercian monastery there. At the eight of is splendous inthe Lh century, Poblt ha jurisdieton over seven baronies. The monastery’s financial power ad ils increasing royal protection are reflected in the pret constructions ofthe Lah century, the magnificent "brary and the seriptorium. The monastic community curently consists of some 30 monks PERN TIng Ca ora eae ere aaa Situated some 20 km north of| imple and as built Tarragona, thi ly sober of local sone in the time of Augustus (carly 2nd Standing 6 km from Tarragona, this sept from the frst alf ofthe Ist eentuty is the city's most emblematic monuments This was the fr place built inside the municipal boundaries of Constant, (km ffom Tarragona. During the frst century, it was converted into & villa and inthe second half ofthe Sd century, the buildings <4 by new constructions, eventually turing them into a @ att pon Spanish World Heritage Ci ences es ‘This i the oldest archaeological museum in Catalonia. Iis now the ‘entre for conserving and raising avareness ofthe material testimony that ilustrates the Romanistion ofthe Iberian nine One ofthe most important burial grounds inthe Western Mediterranean ‘due to the high numberof graves found here, Is currently possible to ‘sit only a small part ofthe sit, The srcophag are held in the National Archaeological Museum in Tarragona. ‘One ofthe most important groups of buildings ots kind in Hispania ‘due 9 its ornamental fears, including mosaics, sculptures and capitals. Situated in Alfulla, same 20 km from Tarragon, it was the residence ‘of the governor Caius Valerius Avitus ‘The Archacological Walkaround some ofthe historical cent of Taragona takes inthe Roman Walls, the oldest and best preserved monument nthe ‘ity andthe oldest Roman walls dating fom the time of Hispania. During the course oftheir history the walls once extended as far as 4.5 km, Also known asthe Devil's Bridge, this equeduct was one element inthe ‘water supply system that cared water fom the Francoi River o Taro, “The aqueduct i more than 200 m long and stand onthe left-hand bank ‘ofthe Francol, some km from the centre ofthe city. (Cruel spectacles, gladiator fights and animal hunts were all put on this amphitheatre, bil inthe easly 2nd contry, which mesures 130 x 1021, an exceptional ste because ontop ofthe Roman edifice a basilica dedicated to the martyes was builtin the 6th century and then a Romanesque church was later erected inthe 12 century. Roman tower altered in medieval times that was originally one ofthe ‘comers ofthe provincial foram, ‘The forum consisted of two large squares, one given over to imperial ‘worship an the other to adminstation. The for was of considerable size, making it the largest public square in the Roman world, a the remains show. ‘This spectacular quarry {is 9 km from Tarragona on the Via Augusta. At its centre stands an impressive stone needle or obelisk, testimony to the extraction works conducted here Situated atthe north-east end ofthe walled enclosure, thi forum consists (of portcoed square, a row of tabernae and the cura It is though that ‘ach of the forum remains hidden below other buildings. ‘This building was erected in the late Ist century and was used for chariot races, Many of is stuctres are tobe found inside homes in the aca, ‘making it one of the best preserved Roman eteuses in western Europe (Only a small part ofthis temple, dating from the Ist century, ean be viewed by visitors in the elostr ofthe eathedal, which manages it TT elo ee eae Ce gem Gilerion which covered are es ees caer Mirsn axel a9 OF BUILDINGS AND SITES IN CATALONIA, ROMANESQUE CHURCHES IN inlA alas Lie] } Berea ee ts ene Ts Meee tense hy Prone tis cert) Centre, which runs visits eee ee SOc ster Peer ener the Art of Catalonia (MNAC), Palau Nacional Pare de Montjuic ene SANT CLIMENT AND SANTA MARIA DE TAULL The churches of Sant Client and of Santa Maria, both consecrated in 1123, are two ofthe most beatiful ‘examples ofthe famous Romanesque style inthe Vall de Boi reproductions, are am examples oftheir paintings fom Santa Maria eld in the MNAC, p ‘The Pantocrator (Christ in most frequently used to BO Rhee oc Ee eee J SANT JOAN DE BOl The remains of this parish church, whieh once had three naves, consist of an apse snd the square bell tower in the Lombard ny. Rishore that we are best able to understand the function of the paintings and to grasp the origina appearan SANTA EULALIA D'ERILL LA VALL ‘This restored 12th

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