Authentic BCN

28/10/2013

architecture, nature, religion

22/10/2013

Arquitecte Ricardo Bofill i decorat per Charles Farruggio. Una exhibició única de color i comoditat / Arquitecto Ricardo Bofill y decorado por Charles Farruggio. Una exhibición única de color y comodidad / Architect Ricardo Bofill and decorated by Charles Farruggio. A unique display of color and comfort

17/10/2013

Museu de la Moto and Authentic place don´t miss it!!

Nueva exposición temporal del Museo de la Moto de Barcelona que se podrá visitar hasta Octubre de 2014

16/10/2013

COME AND FIND OUT ABOUT RITA ROW NEW COLLECTION IN IVORI BARCELONA
Next Thursday at 6,30pm Ivory Barcelona is going to launch “Smoke”, the new collection by Rita Row. Enjoy the latest trends and get a 15% discount on your “Smoke” purchase. Come and spend some time with us in the afternoon, we will invite you to a glass of wine and a snack. Hope to see you there!!
IVORI BARCELONA c/ Mirallers, 7 On Thursday, October 17th, from 6,30pm to 9pm

14/10/2013

Have you ever wondered how the Sagrada Família will look like once finished?
Don't wonder anymore and find out now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDmloG3tXU

[EN] Final stages of Gaudí's masterpiece. --- [CA] Recta final de l'obra mestra de Gaudí. --- [ES] Recta final de la obra maestra de Gaudí. Production|Realit...

11/10/2013

There is evidence from the 16th century that acolytes would place a dancing egg on the fountain of the Barcelona Cathedral's cloister. To accomplish this, the egg would have been emptied, with wax used to fill the hole and add some weight. When placed over a water jet from a fountain, the egg starts turning without falling, and thus "dances." Generally, fountains with a dancing egg are also decorated with seasonal flowers and fresh fruits, like cherries, which cover the bowl of the fountain, as well as weaver's broom and carnations.
From the Cathedral, the tradition also started at the patio of the neighboring Casa de l'Ardiaca (Archdeacon's House), and it spread to several other courtyards of the Barcelona city center beginning in the 1980s. More recently, other Catalan cities and towns assumed the tradition.

10/10/2013

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

10/10/2013

The first mention of a church of Santa Maria by the sea dates from 998. The construction of the present building was promoted by the canon Bernat Llull. Construction work started on 25 March 1329, when the foundation stone was laid by king Alfonso IV of Aragon (III of Catalonia). The architects in charge were Berenguer de Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon Despuig, and during the construction all the guilds of the Ribera quarter were involved. The walls, the side chapels and the façades were finished by 1350. In 1379 there was a fire that damaged important parts of the works. Finally, on 3 November 1383 the last stone was laid and on 15 August 1384 the church was consecrated. In 1428 an earthquake caused several casualties and destroyed the rose window in the west end. The new window, in the Flamboyant style, was finished by 1459 and one year later the glass was added. The images and the Baroque altar were destroyed in a fire in 1936.

08/10/2013

El grupo Mas i Mas se dedica a la promoción de la música y a la programación de conciertos en directo en Barcelona. Gestiona las salas Jamboree, Tarantos, Moog y La Cova del Drac.

07/10/2013

Mercat del Born is one of the most important buildings in Barcelona, constructed with iron. Located in the lower, east side of the la Ribera neighborhood, it is the largest covered square in all of Europe and marked the start of Modernisme in Catalan architecture. The market came into operation in 1878 and was in use as the central market in town until 1971. At its closure, it was functioning as a wholesale market, but was replaced with the opening of Mercabarna in Zona Franca. Currently, the market covers these archaeological ruins which were part of the la Ribera district that was demolished in the early eighteenth century after the defeat of Catalonia in the War of Succession in 1714. This portion of la Ribera was forcibly demolished to make way for the construction of the Ciutadella military structure as ordered by the new Spanish king, Felipe V.