Tag: Statues

Spain 2023 – Barcelona VII

Last day in Barcelona…

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Some of the Beers enjoyed in Barcelona

Teatre Principal, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The oldest theatre in Barcelona, founded in 1579, built between 1597 and 1603 and rebuilt several times, mainly in 1788 and again in 1848. 

Torre Glòries, Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Monument Catalunya a Francesc Masià, Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Francesc Macià i Llussà; 21 September 1859 – 25 December 1933) was a Catalan politician from Catalonia who served as the 122nd president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and formerly an officer in the Spanish Army. Politically, he evolved from an initial regenerationism of Spain to the defense of the Catalan Republic, becoming the first president of the restored Generalitat and achieving the first successful establishment of the self-government of Catalonia of modern history.

Sightseeing Tour Bus, Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Equestrian Statue by Luciano Osle, Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Iberostar, Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

A four star hotel.

Sculpture, Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Edifici Telefónica (Telephone Exchange), Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Casa Milà, Carrera de Provença, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

An Antoni Gaudi architectural design

Ornate Architecture, Cnr Plaça de John F Kennedy & Passeig de Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Grand Building, Plaça de Francesc Macià, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Tower, Las Arenas, Plaça Espanya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Las Arenas is an old bull-ring now converted to become a major shopping centre.

Torres Venecianes, Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Built in the 1920s with a definite Venetian influence.

Guàrdia Urbana Ajuntament de Barcelona, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Guàrdia Urbana Ajuntament de Barcelona – Urban Guard Barcelona City Council

Palau Güell, Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 3-5, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The Palau Güell is Antoni Gaudí’s first major work in Barcelona for his patron Eusebi Güell.

Drinking Fountain, Carrer Noe de la Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old Building, Farmacia Masana, Carrer de Sant Ramon, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Mural, Plaça de Salvador Segui, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pharmacy Symbol, Carrer de Sant Rafael, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door Knocker, Carrer d’en Robador, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Courtyard Well, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

Statue, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Stairs, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, SpainCloister, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, SpainStatue, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, SpainStatue, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

The Old Hospital de la Santa Creu is a 15th-to-18th-century building complex in Barcelona, which formerly served as a hospital and hospice and currently is the home of the National Library of Catalonia, the Institute for Catalan Studies, the former College of Surgeons, and an art school.

Bust of Actor Iscle Soler 1847 – 1914, Plaça de Sant Augusti, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Spain 2023 – Barcelona VI

And still more….

Caixa de Pensions i d’Estalvis, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Isabella I Isabel Ysabel, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Queen of Spain, 1451 – 1504 – also known as Isabella the Catholic

Statue of Lluís Millet, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Lluís Millet i Pagès (18 April 1867 in El Masnou – 7 December 1941 in Barcelona) was a Spanish Catalan composer & musician.

Ticket Office, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Ramon Mas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

“Carmela”, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Pillar, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer d’Amadeu Vives, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Tower, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Corner Window, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Doorway, 37 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, 35 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate sign Gate, Gaudi Exhibition Centre, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Roman Remnants, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old Roman aqueduct and tower.

Artwork, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Religious Shrine, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Carrer de Santa Llúcia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, Palau Episcopal de Barcelona, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Monument to the Heroes of 1809 (Monument to the Martyrs of Independence), Plaça Garriga i Bachs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

During the Peninsula War (1807 – 1814) Barcelona was occupied by Napoleon’s army and converted into a military stronghold. On the 12th of May 1809, an estimated 8,000 citizens attempted to overthrow the French troops. The uprising was quickly quashed and the organizers were rounded up and captured. On June 2nd, eighteen conspirators were tried by a military court. Five of the accused were found guilty and executed in front of Barcelona’s Citadel.

As the executions took place, three men rang the bells of Barcelona Cathedral hoping to provoke a second revolt. French soldiers blockaded the cathedral where the rebels held out for three days before being taken prisoner and finally executed.

A plaque on the base of the monument is engraved with the names of the eight martyrs.

Father Juan Gallifa, Dr. Joaquim Pou,
Juan Massana, Salvador Aulet,
Jose Navarro, Pedro Lastortras,
Julian Portet and Ramon Mas.
Sacrificed their lives
For God, homeland and the King
The grateful city
In perpetual memory
MCMXXIX

Side Entrance, Palau de la Generalitat, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Cathedral Tower, Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Carrer de la Pietat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pont del Bisbe, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Built in 1929 for Barcelona International Exposition

Gate, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Directly below the Pont del Bisbe

Window, Palau de la Generalitat, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Shield, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Fornícula de Sant Jaume, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Palau de la Generalitat, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Toothy Character, Palau de la Generalitat, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Flags & Crest, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ajuntament de Barcelona = Barcelona City Council

Statue of James the Conqueror, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ajuntament de Barcelona = Barcelona City Council

Street Lamps, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Plaque, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Street Lamps, Carrer de Sant Honorat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Chocolatier, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Artwork, Plaça de Sant Miquel, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Doorway, Teatre La Biblioteca, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Spain 2023 – Barcelona IV

 


Torre Jaume I, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain


Monument a Joan Salvat-Papasseit, Moll de Bosch i Alsina, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Poet – b. 1894 – d. 1924

“Far Barcelona”, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The FAR Barcelona, a Norwegian jakt, was built in 1874 and restored at the EL FAR Consortium’s shipyard as part of a project to offer professional training in maritime trades. (Sail Training Ship)
Santa Eulàlia, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Three-masted schooner, launched on Torrevieja beach in 1918. Originally named the Carmen Flores, it was motorized in 1930 and renamed the Puerto de Palma, and later the Cala San Vicenç. From 1975 onwards, it sailed under the name Sayremar Uno, working as an auxiliary vessel and carrying out tasks related to underwater work. In 1997, the Maritime Museum of Barcelona acquired the Santa Eulàlia in an auction and restored it to its original form, as a three-masted sailing ship. The craft sailed once again, and was used in numerous activities as the flagship of the Maritime Museum of Barcelona and the city.

Rambla de Mar, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Marina, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainLuxury Yachts, Marina Vela Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Derelict Sail Boat, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Agència Tributària (Tax Office), Passeig Josep Carner, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The white object is the foreground is one of two Miraestels – Stargazers – statutes that float in the harbour.

Warning Light, Port Vell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain


Ferrari on Display, Maremagnum, Moll d’Espanya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Harbourside Eatery, Maremagnum, Moll d’Espanya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Monument Ròmul Bosch i Alsina, Carrer de Circumvallacio Tram Dos, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ròmul Bosch i Alsina, physician, deputy, senator and mayor of Barcelona, Chairman of the Port from 1900 to 1904 and from 1906 until his death. Major promoter of port reforms, businessman, founded a number of shipping companies trading with Cuba.

The old Wall Quay is the current Bosch i Alsina Quay, named in his honour.

Telefèric de Montjuïc (Cable Car), Carrer del Castell, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainView of City, Telefèric de Montjuïc (Cable Car), Carrer del Castell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Montjuïc Communications Tower, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Garden in the Moat, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old Cannon, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainNaval Gun, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Montjuïc Castle is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 
 Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Street Performer, Plaça de George Orwell, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainStreet Busker, Plaça de George Orwell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Wine With Dinner, Restaurant Palosanto, Plaça de George Orwell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part VI

Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria della Carità, Via San Felice, Bologna

Inscription, San Nicolò di San Felice, Via San Felice, Bologna

San Nicolò di San Felice is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located on via San Felice 41 in Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. Bombardment during World War two caused sufficient damage to close the brick walled structure with a front portico.

A church at the site is documented since the 12th-century, when it was located outside the city walls.

CRUCEM HANC
INSIGNE REDEMPTIONIS HUMANAE VEXILLUM
A BONONIENSIBUS CIVIBUS
VIX NASCENTE ECCLESIA
IN SUSCEPTAE FIDEI ARGUMENTUM
ERECTAM
INDE SAEPIUS INIURIA TEMPORUM COLLAPSAM
ITERUMQUE PRISTINO LOCO RESTITUTAM
VESPASIANUS GRIMALDI
ALPHONSO PALEOTTO ARCHIEPI(SCOPO) BONONIEN(SI)
SUB INITIUM SUPERIORIS SECULI (!)
IN VIAE HUIUS MEDIO
SUPER PONTEM QUO FIRMIUS SUBSISTERET
COLLOCAVIT
VERUM PONTE PRO AMPLIANDA VIA DESTRUCTO
EAMDEM CRUCEM
HIERONYMO GRIMALDO S(ANCTAE) R(OMANAE) E(CCLESIAE) CARDINALI
TIT(ULO) SANCTAE BALBINAE
BONONIAE LEGATO

PROSPER LAMBERTINUS S(ANCTAE) R(OMANAE) E(CCLESIAE) CARDINALIS

TIT(ULO) SANCTAE CRUCIS IN IERUSALEM

ARCHIEPISCOPUS BONONIENSIS
SACRI ROMANI IMPERII PRINCEPS
AEMULA MAIORUM SUORUM PIETATE
SUB HAC PORTICU SACRAE HUIUS AEDIS PARIETI
AFFIGI CURAVIT
ATQUE SOLEMNI RITU BENEDIXIT
OMNIBUSQUE CORAM IPSA DEVOTE ORANTIBUS
ET PRO PATRIAE INCOLUMITATE
VOTA SUA OMNIPOTENTI DEO NUNCUPANTIBUS
CENTUM DIERUM INDULGENTIAM BENIGNE CONCESSIT
ANNO MDCCXXXII
—

Translation
“This cross, an extraordinary sign of human redemption, erected by the citizens of Bologna when the church was just being born in defense of the embraced faith, then very often ruined by the ravages of time and each time restored in its original place, Vespasiano Grimaldi, when it was Archbishop of Bologna Alfonso Paleotti, at the beginning of the last century, placed it in the middle of this street above the bridge, so that it could resist more firmly.
However, this bridge having been destroyed to widen the road, when Girolamo Grimaldi, cardinal of the Holy Roman Church with the title of Santa Balbina, Prospero Lambertini, cardinal of the Holy Roman Church with the title of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Bologna, prince of the Holy Roman Empire, took care that the same cross was affixed under this portico on the wall of this sacred building and blessed it with a solemn rite and graciously granted one hundred days of indulgence to all those who prayed devoutly in front of it and who formulated their vows to Almighty God for the salvation of the country.
Year 1732 “.

Entrance, Palazzo Buriani, Via San Felice, Bologna

Basilica di San Francesco, Piazza Malpighi, Bologna

In the foreground is one of the Tombe dei Glossatori – Historical tombs dedicated to the first university teachers.

Coat of Arms, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Towers of Basilica di San Francesco & Colonna dell’Immacolata, Piazza Malpighi, Bologna

Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore, Via Cesare Battisti & Via VI Novembre, Bologna

Wrought Iron Guard, Via Porta Nova, Bologna

Statue of San Domenico, Cnr Via Porta Nova & Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna

Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.

The “canopy” above the statue is referred to as a “baldachin” or “baldaquin”.

The church, statues and guard are all visible on this Street View!

Entrance to Residential Block, Via Cesare Battisti, Bologna

Entrance, Palazzo del Governo, Piazza Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bologna

Colonnade, Palazzo del Governo, Piazza Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bologna

Colonnade, Prefettura di Bologna, Piazza Galileo Galilei, Bologna

Artwork in the Colonnade, Prefettura di Bologna, Piazza Galileo Galilei, Bologna

Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita, Via Clavature, Bologna

Salumeria Simoni, Via Drapperie, Bologna

Quadrilatero Fiorito, 6 Via Drapperie, Bologna

Carving, Doorway, 5 Via Drapperie, Bologna

Flags, Cnr Via Drapperie & Via Pescherie Vecchie, Bologna

Memorial, P Marella Padre dei Poveri, Cnr Via Caprarie & Via Drapperie, Bologna

Fr Marella Father of the Poor

This Street View shows a Monk collecting for the charity sitting in front of that memorial plate.

Stone Carving, Cnr Via Caprarie & Via Drapperie, Bologna

Sits above the Memorial to P Marella Padre dei Poveri

Basilica Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Enjoy a Beer, Caffé Maxim, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna

Along the Colonnade, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Along the Colonnade, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Strada Maggiore, Bologna

It is the only Bolognese street to have preserved the urban designation of “strada” (from the Latin sternere : “pavement”), dating back to Roman times and confirmed by the Napoleonic reform of 1801

Roadside View, A1-Autostrada del Sole, Roncobilaccio, Baragazza