GOTHIC QUARTER, Presentation
- Audio File length: 2.19
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany through the Barri Gòtic, which is the "Gothic Quarter", and is the historic, religious, and civic heart of Barcelona.
You are in the middle of a labyrinth of narrow streets and innumerable squares full of cafes and art bars, where you can time travel through the pulsating heart of the Catalan capital.
In the centuries following the year one thousand, a series of urban planning interventions gave a new face to the old center of Barcelona, transforming it into a treasure trove of buildings and works of art predominantly from the 1300s and 1400s: these two centuries frame the moment when the proud capital of the Catalan kingdom produced totally unique Gothic architecture and painting....