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 ====== Barcelona ======
-==== The founding of Barcelona ====
-There are two stories about the founding of Barcelona. One version claims that the city was founded by Hercules, 400 years before Rome was built. The other version attributes the founding of Barcelona to the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, who named the city of Barcino after his family in the 3rd century BC. [([[http://www.destination360.com/europe/spain/barcelona/history|Destination 360]])]
-==== Catalan and Spanish ====
-Both Catalan and Spanish are the official languages of Barcelona. While Spanish is spoken more frequently, Catalan is understood by 95 percent of Barcelona residents. [([[https://www.citytoursbarcelona.com/catalan-language|City Tour Barcelona]])]
 ==== 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites ====
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 In 1936, the People's Olympics were to be held in Barcelona in protest of the 11th Summer Olympics in Berlin. The day before the scheduled start, General Franco staged a coup in Spain. [([[https://wp.nyu.edu/specialcollections/2014/02/07/the-olympics-that-never-were-the-peoples-olympiad/|Archives and Special Collections at New York University]])]
-{{tag>history geography sports culture}}
+==== Founding of Barcelona ====
+One version of the founding of Barcelona says that the city was founded by Hercules, 400 years before Rome was built. [([[https://www.renfe-sncf.com/rw-en/blog/destinations/barcelona/did-you-know-legends-barcelona-paris|Renfe SNCF]])]
+==== Hamilcar Barca ====
+Another story attributes the founding of Barcelona to the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, who named the city of Barcino for his family in the 3rd century BC. [([[https://www.gsmbarcelona.eu/default/gsmb-campus/barcelona-history|GSM Barcelona]])]
+==== The Monument of Christopher Columbus ====
+The monument, erected in 1888 for the World Exposition, commemorates Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas and recalls that he reported to Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V in Barcelona after his first trip to the new continent. [([[https://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_directory/monuments/monument_of_christopher_columbus|Barcelona]])]
+==== Catalan and Spanish ====
+Both Catalan and Spanish are the official languages of Barcelona. While Spanish is spoken more frequently, Catalan is understood by 95 percent of Barcelona residents. [([[https://www.barcelona-university.es/Barcelona-catalan-vs-castilian.htm|Barcelona University]])]
+==== Tourism ====
+Every year 8 million tourists visit Barcelona, making it the third most visited city in Europe after London and Paris. [([[https://www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities/barcelona|Council of Europe]])]
+==== Catalan News ====
+The Port of Barcelona is the largest cruise port in Europe, and its location on the Mediterranean Sea means that around 3.6 million cruise ships pass through the port each year. [([[https://www.catalannews.com/business/item/barcelona-still-europe-s-most-popular-port-for-cruise-ships|Catalan News]])]
+==== The Maritime Museum of Barcelona ====
+The Maritime Museum of Barcelona is located in the historic Royal Shipyard of Barcelona, a former military building from the 13th century, with a Roman cemetery underneath. [([[https://www.barcelona.de/en/barcelona-museum-maritim.html|Barcelona]])]
+==== Pierre Méchain ====
+In 1794, French astronomer Pierre Méchain used Montjuïc Castle overlooking Barcelona harbor as one of the endpoints for his research, which included an official measurement. [([[https://www.telefericdemontjuic.cat/en/montjuic-castle-0|Teleferic de Montjuïc]])]
+==== Francisco del Villar ====
+Gaudi was not the first architect to work on the Sagrada Família. Architect Francisco del Villar was first asked to design a church on the site. When he abandoned the project within a year, Gaudi took over the task and completely revamped the design. [([[https://sagradafamilia.org/en/history-of-the-temple|Sagrada Familia]])]
+==== FC Barcelona ====
+Barcelona is home to one of the largest and richest soccer clubs in the world, FC Barcelona. The Camp Nou stadium in the largest in Europe, with a capacity of almost 100,000 people. More than 1.5 million people visit the FC Barcelona Museum each year, making it one of the most visited museums. [([[https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/04/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-barcelona-on-top-at-48-billion/|Forbes]])]
+==== Five beaches ====
+Five beaches in Barcelona did not exist before the 1992 Summer Olympics. [([[https://blog.barcelonaguidebureau.com/25-years-five-things-1992-summer-olympic-games-changed-barcelona/|Barcelona Guide Bureau]])]
+==== Flamenco ====
+Flamenco is not popular in Barcelona like in other parts of Spain. [([[https://www.quora.com/In-what-region-of-Spain-is-flamenco-exceptionally-popular|Quora]])]
+==== Nightlife ====
+Barcelona has nightclubs open until 6 am on weekends. [([[https://www.10best.com/destinations/spain/barcelona/nightlife/late-night/|10best]])]
+{{tag>history geography travel culture}}

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