BIG CITIES
MAR 25, 2022
A Short Story Of The Barcelona City
Barcelona is one of the most popular cities in the world where economy and tourism flourish and prosper heavily.
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia. The city is one of the world’s economic, sporting, tourism and cultural centers. With an area of 100.4 square kilometers, Barcelona is inhabited by approximately 6.1 million people.
Barcelona is located in northeastern Spain, 150 km from the southern border of France. It was a major port city and trading center on the Mediterranean.
The name Barcelona comes from the ancient Iberian Phoenician Barkeno, attested in an ancient coin inscription in the Iberian script as Barkeno and in Latin as Barcino, Barcilonum. During the Middle Ages, the city was known for various names : Barchinona, Barcalona, Barchelonaa, and Barchenona.
Founded in 230 BC as one of the cities of the Roman Empire, in medieval times Barcelona became the capital of County Barcelona. After joining the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona became an important city for the Crown of Aragon.
Barcelona has an area of 102.2 sq km and is 12.5 meters above sea level. The Barcelona region stretches between two deltas, the Besos River in the northeast and the Llobregat River in the southeast. There is a hill as high as 184 m named Montjuic which is a garden area.
Speaking of Barcelona tourism sector, it is one of the most visited cities in Europe. Famous attractions include the Church of Santa Maria del Mar, Portal de l’Angel, Can Framis Museum, Arc de Triomf.
According to Wikipedia, in 2009 the city was ranked third as the most successful city brand in the world. In the same year, the city was ranked fourth for business, with 17% annual growth, but had fallen due to the European economic recession.
One of the streets that has become a shopping area, namely portal de l’angel, it has an average of 3,500 pedestrians every hour
The city also has unique architecture. Eixample, one of the districts in the city of Barcelona is famous for its neat and beautiful city planning.
Built in the 19th century, Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict pattern of lines, and wide boulevards and octagonal square blocks with corners called Chamfered. This city plan is designed by Ildefons Cerda which is characterized by green open spaces, wide and wide streets. In this city, it is rare to find tall and large buildings, allowing sunlight to enter every corner of the city.
The port of Barcelona has a history of 2000 years and its role is very important. This port is the ninth busiest container port in Europe with a trading volume of 1.72 million TEU’s in 2013. As the largest city on the Mediterranean coast, the port in Barcelona also has the busiest activity in Europe with more than 3 million ships docking every year there.
And there are some other interesting facts for the city. Initially Barcelona was chosen as the home for the Eiffel tower. But Spain governor refused because they did not like the design. Also, the Matador show which synonymous with Spain apparently banned in Barcelona and other parts of Catalonia since 2010 due to controversy & protests by animal activists.
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