Plaça d’Urquinaona

The Plaça d'Urquinaona is one of the principal in central . It is officially part of neighbourhood, in the district, and is located at the intersection of the Ronda Sant Pere and Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: “Plaça Urquinaona”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Teatre Borràs.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. is situated 260 metres southeast of Plaça d’Urquinaona.

Theater building
Photo: Color sépia, Public domain.
is a theater building.

Work of art
is a building, designed by Antoni Gaudí for a textile manufacturer which served as both a commercial property and a residence. It is located at Carrer de Casp 48, district of . is situated 170 metres north of Plaça d’Urquinaona.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sant Pere and Santa Caterina.

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of , . It is named after the monastery de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Plaça d’Urquinaona

Latitude
41.38922° or 41° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
2.17305° or 2° 10′ 23″ east
Named after
José María de Urquinaona y Vidot
Open location code
8FH495QF+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20476024
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q2349130
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Plaça d’Urquinaona” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “plaça d’Urquinaona”
  • Catalan: “Plaça d’Urquinaona”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Urquinaona”
  • Dutch: “Plaça d’Urquinaona”
  • Dutch: “Placa Urquinaona”
  • Dutch: “Plaça Urquinaona”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان اوركويناونا”
  • French: “Plaça Urquinaona”
  • French: “place Urquinaona”
  • French: “Place Urquinaona”
  • Italian: “plaça Urquinaona”
  • Italian: “Plaça Urquinaona”
  • Portuguese: “Praça de Urquinaona”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Urquinaona”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Urquinaona”
  • Turkish: “Plaça Urquinaona”
  • Turkish: “Urquinaona Meydanı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paradox Museum and Plaça d’Urquinaona.

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