| Barcelona |
| From the cars, this one seems to be from the 1950s. (Z) |
| The Ramblas - a postcard from around 1910. |
| The Plaza de Toros Monumental, where most tourists see a bullfight - I've been a couple of times many years ago. |
| The port. |
| The Cable cars at the port. |
| An undated postcard of the Rambla de Estudios. |
| An excellent view of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. |
| Two views of the Plaza de Catalunya - the card on the right was mailed in 1956. |
| The Spanish Village The Poble Espanyol (Spanish Village) was built for the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona on Montjuich Hill. |
| For more information about the Spanish Village, follow this link. |
| The Arco de Triunfo which was built for the 1888 Universal Exposition at the Parc de la Ciutadella. |
| The City's Monument to Cristobal Colon (Columbus). |
| Another view of the Arco de Triunfo in an advertising postcard. |
| Barcelona from Tibidabo. |
| The Palacio Nacional in Montjuich. |
| On the left is the Cathedral, and on the right another view of the Plaza de Catalunya. |
| Postcards of the Past |
| Another view of the Monument to Columbus. |
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| Barcelona is the capital of the Catalonia region of Spain, with a population (2008) of 1,616,000. The city lies on Spain's Mediterranean coast and is a major economic and cultural centre and one of Europe's principal ports. |
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