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A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore. In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny—the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.
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- Title
- Barcelona
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Hughes
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0679743839
- ISBN13
- 9780679743835
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Travel, Art, Architecture, Architecture & Urbanism, Travel Guides, Spain, Cities
- Original title
- Barcelona
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore. In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny—the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.