Appreciating the magic of a metropolis like Barcelona means getting misplaced amongst its streets full of retailers, historic buildings and individuals who stroll rapidly amid the noise of engines, limitless works and the voices of some who chat animatedly.
Appreciating the magic of a metropolis like Barcelona means getting misplaced amongst its streets full of retailers, historic buildings and individuals who stroll rapidly amid the noise of engines, limitless works and the voices of some who chat animatedly. The town vibrates, however typically, it's best to get away from the hustle and bustle to discover a calmer, much less annoying perspective, one that provides us the potential of considering what we can not see with the bare eye, the one that's from above and with the town at a distance. your ft.
Within the heights we are going to uncover essentially the most hidden a part of Barcelona, the one which reveals how the grids of the streets of l'Eixample are structured, how the triangular domes of the Sagrada Familia and the Glòries tower stand out from a sea of buildings –one of many highest–, and within the distance seems the determine of the Three Chimneys of Sant Adrià, the rows of bushes that purify the air, and the ocean within the background, as if it have been a portray, amongst many different every day scenes.
Barcelona has spectacular pure viewpoints, however there are additionally some within the coronary heart of the town, which makes it straightforward to entry them on foot or by public transport with out having to depart the town. And a few of them are extra than simply an observatory, they've been designed in order that we are able to benefit from the metropolis and its views.
The architects Jean Nouvel and Fermín Vázquez designed probably the most emblematic buildings in Barcelona, the Glòries tower (previously the Agbar tower). A 144-meter-high rounded-topped watchtower, which emulates a geyser of water that springs from the recent earth and ends within the sky in its glass dome. In truth, the go to doesn't start on the high the place there's a nice viewpoint, 125 meters excessive, however within the subsoil, on the ground minus one, in what known as the Hyperviewpoint, a viewpoint that isn't used to see, however to mirror on the the town's personal ecosystem.
In relative darkness and silence, a soundtrack, created by Maria Arnal and John Talabot that adjustments every day in line with the heartbeat of the town, accompanies the customer on this tour. With massive knowledge in actual time, digital items are created that fluctuate in line with the info obtained by a collection of sensors distributed all through the town. On one of many partitions, on a spectacular 108 m2 display, the completely different city atmospheres are proven: sky, wind, sea and sounds in fixed change and motion.
From right here to the best level in just a few seconds in an elevator. The dome permits distinctive 360º views, from the WBarcelona resort, the 22@ (the place it's situated), Tibidabo and Gran Vía. And above our heads a spectacular murals by Tomás Saraceno, Cloud Cities Barcelona, a sculpture suspended contained in the dome and constructed from a construction of tensioned cables that emulates clouds within the type of drops of water. This construction will be explored inside, in case you are in good condition and with appropriate footwear, as in case you have been flying over the town.
Situated within the coronary heart of the town, close to the Boquería market, Plaza Actual and the MACBA, on the boulevard within the Raval neighborhood, this four-star resort stands out above all of the buildings within the neighborhood. It's elliptical in form and has two basements, a corridor and 10 flooring. Upon coming into, a spectacular foyer with an avant-garde design, actually nothing discreet, with magenta sofas, darkish flooring, baroque lamps and partitions adorned with ceramics are its calling card. And what's most shocking is the continuous coming and going of consumers, particularly when going as much as the terrace, the place there's an incomparable panoramic view of the town's horizon.
Its elliptical form permits you to get hold of 360º views from Tibidabo to Montjuïc passing by your complete metropolis. The terrace has some free binoculars that assist you to zoom in on particular factors. And organized across the railing, there are chairs and excessive tables the place you possibly can have a drink, it isn't obligatory, however it's a good choice to see a spectacular sundown. The bar serves scrumptious cocktails with or with out alcohol.
The Urquinaona tower is a brutalist-style constructing, with an octagonal flooring plan and polyhedral shapes on the high, it was constructed by the architect Antoni Bonet between 1968 and 1970. It's 70 meters excessive and has 22 flooring, and the colour and darkish ceramic of its exterior have been chosen to withstand city air pollution and the passage of time, since it's situated within the sq. of the identical identify, a really busy level of individuals and visitors. This constructing is included within the architectural heritage of Catalonia as a skyscraper.
For a 12 months now, its twentieth flooring has been open to the general public on weekends and holidays, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., to benefit from the 360º views from its 22 home windows. An audio information –downloadable utilizing QR codes– permits you to find out about crucial elements of Barcelona, anecdotes, buildings, neighbourhoods... and never solely that, it's also possible to see short-term exhibitions by native artists. And though it isn't a spot to have a drink, relying on the kind of ticket you possibly can take pleasure in a drink whereas the solar units or a glass of cava with night time views, unhurried and comfortably seated.
La Pedrera or Casa Milà is the final home constructed by Antoni Gaudí earlier than he was run over by a tram, made for the textile businessman Pere Milà and his spouse Roser Segimon. It's situated on one of many corners of Paseo de Gracia, the place the architect confirmed his unimaginable inventive capability, impressed by nature. And along with having the ability to see the home from the within with the furnishings that recreates the lifetime of a household of the Catalan bourgeoisie initially of the twentieth century, the inside patios stand out, interconnected and painted with murals of flowers and butterflies, in addition to an attic shaped by 270 flat brick catenary arches, whose form imitates the stomach of a whale.
And as an additional exercise, it is strongly recommended to go to the mezzanine flooring with digital actuality glasses, through which the imaginative and prescient of the actual surroundings is mixed with holograms of the historical past of Gaudí, the home and the Milà household, it's really superb.
The go to ends in probably the most magical locations in the home, the roof, which is stuffed with Gaudí sculptures which are nothing greater than stairwells coated with the well-known trencadis, air flow towers and chimneys that rotate on themselves, following an inside and exterior structure that obeys the aerodynamic displacement of the smoke, which reminds us of a warrior and his helmet, and with spectacular views of the middle of Barcelona, Paseo de Gracia and different emblematic locations within the metropolis, such because the Sagrada Familia , the Montjuïc fort, the Tibidabo park and the Glòries tower.
A constructing from 1873 hidden in a slim and secluded alley on the backside of the Rambla, former headquarters of the Normal Credit score Firm of Barcelona, as we speak homes probably the most touristic sights within the metropolis, the Wax Museum . A museum fully renovated in 2020, with new figures and interactive experiences utilizing new applied sciences in 28 areas distributed over three flooring. There are lots of locations the place the customer will be photographed with their favourite characters.
The go to begins within the corridor, inside a clear elevator, on each side and a part of the bottom, from which it's potential to look at the ascent, in actual time, to the roof of the constructing, from which unimaginable digital views of the skyline are obtained. from the town. The feeling may be very actual and by no means ceases to amaze us.
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