From the Plaça de Tetuan to the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona

The long walk up Passeig de Sant Joan to get close to the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona, heading up Passeig de Sant Joan.

After the first view earlier from the coach, I had wanted to get proper photos of the triumphant arch. We almost went after the late lunch, but we went there before our evening meal.

This view from the Plaça de Tetuan. There was a cycle lane down the middle of the road.

The Arc de Triomf (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɾk də tɾiˈomf]) or Arco de Triunfo in Spanish, is a triumphal arch in the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair. The arch crosses over the wide central promenade of the Passeig de Lluís Companys, leading to the Ciutadella Park that now occupies the site of the world fair. It is located at the northern end of the promenade, facing the Passeig de Sant Joan.

The arch is built in reddish brickwork in the Neo-Mudéjar style. The front frieze contains the stone sculpture Barcelona rep les nacions (Catalan for "Barcelona welcomes the nations") by Josep Reynés. The opposite frieze contains a stone carving entitled Recompensa ("Recompense"), a work from Josep Llimona's earliest period, representing the granting of awards to the participants in the World Exposition. The friezes along the sides of the arch include allegories of agriculture and industry by Antoni Vilanova and of trade and art by Torquat Tassó. The two pillars of the arch feature bats carved in stone, which were the emblem of King Jaume I, who ruled over a period of prosperity in Barcelona.

The tower block in the distance is the Gas Natural Building

Gas Natural Building, also known as Mare Nostrum Tower, is an office skyscraper located in the La Barceloneta neighbourhood of the Ciutat Vella district in Barcelona, Spain.

It is the headquarters building of the Spanish company Naturgy, formerly known as Gas Natural.

Some rights reserved

Taken in: España / Catalunya / Barcelona / El Fort Pius (show map)

Taken on: May 17, 2019

Tags:

Passeig de Sant Joan

Plaça de Tetuan

Catalonia

Catalunya

Spain

España

Arc de Triomf

tree

trees

Arco de Triunfo

triumphal arch

Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas

1888 Barcelona World Fair

Passeig de Lluís Companys

reddish brickwork

Neo-Mudéjar style

Carrer Destillers

Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona

bus

buses

Gas Natural Building

Mare Nostrum Tower

La Barceloneta « less

Sets appears in: • Passeig de Lluís Companys, Barcelona • Arc de Triomf, Barcelona more » • Barcelona « less

Groups appears in: • Historical Buildings and Landmarks (No Limits) • Triumphal Arch more » • Buildings - Around the World • Birmingham Destinations • Buildings / Architecture - www.cevatzade.com « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ72, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 62.7mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ72
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	62.7mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 10.0 Windows
Show full info

Stats: 485 views

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder