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Walk Barcelona in 1888

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Step Into History · City walk

Barcelona at the 1888 Exposition, 1888

Barcelona in 1888 is a city reshaping itself: the hated citadel has become the Ciutadella park and the city is hosting Spain’s first Universal Exposition. Walkers will pass the red‑brick Arc de Triomf, the new Columbus monument at the harbour and the expanding Eixample grid, moving between gaslit Ramblas, iron market halls and the new exhibition pavilions in the park.

36 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 14 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Barcelona as it stood in 1888 (“1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Port Vell
  2. 2. Columbus Monument
  3. ↳ Column Base Rotunda · interior
  4. 3. La Rambla Lower
  5. 4. Gran Teatre del Liceu
  6. ↳ Auditorium of the Gran Teatre · interior
  7. 5. Mercat de la Boqueria
  8. ↳ Iron-and-Glass Market Hall · interior
  9. 6. Plaça Reial
  10. ↳ Arcaded Café Gallery · interior
  11. 7. Plaça Sant Jaume
  12. ↳ Saló de Cent Council Chamber · interior
  13. 8. Cathedral (La Seu)
  14. ↳ Cathedral Nave and Choir · interior
  15. 9. Plaça del Rei
  16. ↳ Saló del Tinell Great Hall · interior
  17. 10. Passeig del Born
  18. ↳ Silversmith's Workshop · interior
  19. 11. Mercat del Born
  20. ↳ Born Market Iron Hall · interior
  21. 12. Ciutadella Fountain
  22. ↳ International Exhibition Main Hall · interior
  23. 13. Castell dels Tres Dragons
  24. ↳ Castle Café Hall · interior
  25. 14. Hivernacle Glasshouse
  26. ↳ Hivernacle Tropical Conservatory · interior
  27. 15. Arc de Triomf
  28. ↳ Triumphal Arch Vaulted Passage · interior
  29. 16. Passeig de Gracia
  30. 17. Rambla de Catalunya
  31. 18. Plaça de Catalunya
  32. 19. Carrer d'Aragó (Eixample)
  33. ↳ Chamfered-Corner Café · interior
  34. 20. Passeig de Sant Joan
  35. 21. Barceloneta Quarter
  36. 22. Montjuïc Castle View