This beautiful modernist building was commissioned by La Fraternitat, one of the oldest trade unions in Catalonia. Barcelona-based architect Francisco Guardia was commissioned to work on the project.
Casa del Porro is an original building that dates back to 1753. This is one of those numerous buildings that were built in the Barceloneta quarter according to a single plan.
On the beach of Barceloneta, there is a sculpture in the form of a pile of giant boxes called "The Wounded Star" (La estrella herida). This is the work of German artist Rebecca Horn, which symbolizes a star that has fallen from the sky.
What to do on the sandy beach, which is considered one of the best urban beaches in Europe, in the "off season"? Yes, anything : ) Walk, breathe, read or enjoy the surrounding beauties.
Port Olympic is a wide embankment with works of modern art, two buildings that are officially considered the first skyscrapers built in Catalonia (on the left is the Hotel Arts Barcelona, a little to the right of the Mapfre office tower), the Parus high-rise hotel (El Hotel W Barcelo...
The period of construction of the church is characterized for Catalonia by the flourishing of navigation and maritime trade. That is why the church building was erected with funds from the voluntary donations of merchants and shipbuilders, and it was named after the patroness of sailors - St.
The Ciutadella or Ciutadella Park is a great place to rest and relax. What to pay attention to? - Castle of three dragons. Architect Luis Domè nech i Montaner. The building resembles a fairy-tale castle with Moorish architectural motifs.
The entrance to the main exhibition area was built in the neo-Moorish style that was fashionable at that time. On the frieze of the Arch, sculptural compositions "Barcelona welcomes the peoples" are carved on both sides, and the top is decorated with the coat of arms of Spain.
On Pla? a de les Glories is a modern creation of the French architect Joan Nouvel. The unusual shape of the structure of the author was inspired by a geyser stream that beats into the air.
The Wawel complex has survived many owners for several centuries of existence: Polish kings, Austrian soldiers lived here, Lithuanians visited, Germans were accommodated during the Second World War.
The cathedral was originally built in the Gothic style, but due to constant additions and rebuilding, it turned out to be such a harmonious mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
After the death of his first wife, King Sigismund decided to build a mausoleum for the entire royal dynasty. He commissioned the creation of the chapel to the Florentine architect Bartolomeo Berecchi.
St. Mary's Church is the undisputed dominant of the Market Square and the concentration of the spiritual life of the city. Practical points. For believers, the entrance to the temple is free, for tourists - 10 zlotys (price of 2015).
Please note that the Jagiellonian University is located in several buildings. The most famous: - Collegium Novum, ul. Golebia 24. If you walk along the Planty ring, then you will come out just to this building.
Today, the Cloth Halls continue to fulfill their main purpose - on the ground floor there are shopping arcades and small shops where you can find goods for every taste. Mostly here are products made of amber, leather and fur, as well as a variety of souvenirs.
Bronislaw Chromy undertook to embody the ancient Krakow legend in stone. So the sculpture of the Dragon appeared at the walls of Wawel, on the embankment. Moreover, the people of Krakow turned the monument into self-sufficiency mode : ) If you want to see the fire-breathing Dragon, you need to send ...
The monument-sculptor Bronislawa Chromego is dedicated to a dog named Jock, who waited for a whole year on the Grunwald Ring for his suddenly deceased owner. Public service workers tried to attach him to a shelter for homeless animals, but Jock was not given to them.
Planty is a park ring that surrounds the old city and arose on the site of the city walls. The walls themselves were demolished in the 19th century by order of the Austrian authorities, who feared Polish uprisings.
All roads in Krakow lead to the Market Square (Rynek Glowny). It arose according to the plan of 1257, according to which a square square was to become the center of the city.
A bronze figure called "Eros Bendato", by the famous Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, is located in the very center of Krakow, on the Market Square. This is a gift to the city from the author.
This is the first church in Poland, which was built in the Baroque style (17th century). Next to the temple there are figures of 12 apostles. Locals joke that the church turned out to be so small that even the apostles had to be placed not in the church, but on the street.
The history of the Church of St. Nicholas has been around for about eight hundred years. The building was badly damaged during the Second World War, but was virtually restored from scratch.
A bronze monument to the Pied Piper was erected in memory of the main urban legend that glorified little Hameln. So, it was the distant 1284, the city was actively attacked by rats.
The house of heads of church institutions (Stiftsherrenhaus) was built in the 16th century for one of the members of the municipality. Why the house was called that is unknown, since the owner of the house was not a clergyman at all, but a rich merchant.
The Dempterhaus was built at the beginning of the 17th century in the Weser Renaissance style for the mayor of the city and named after him. In the niche of the house there is a figure of the ancient goddess Ceres (she was considered the patroness of the harvest and fertility).