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Casa Batlló is a building designed by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol and built in years 1905?1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona. The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (house of bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona. The building looks very remarkable ? like everything Gaudi designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work. It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or dinosaur. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the sword of Saint George, which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, is also very important in the history of the works of Gaudi. It was built for Roger Segimon de Milà. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí". This building seems to break our understanding of conventional architecture. The most astonishing part is the roof with an almost lunar appearance and dreamlike landscape.The building can be considered more of a sculpture than a regular building. Today it is a landmark of Barcelona.Casa Milá was a predecessor of some buildings with a similar biomorphic appearance:
· the 1921 Einstein Tower in Potsdam, designed by Erich Mendelsohn
· Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
· Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France, designed by Le Corbusier
· the Hundertwasserhaus and other works by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser
· Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, by Frank Gehry
Free exhibitions are often held on the first floor, which also provides some opportunity to see the interior design. There is a charge for entrance to the apartments and roof. We can offer you Barcelona apartments next to these monuments that have to be seen during your trip in the city. For the perfect Barcelona accomodation, for an hotel in Barcelona for instance, just have a look on our site and enjoy your trip here!

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Barcelona has taken over the fourth position in the European Union for the best cities to do business. "The economic environment of the city of Barcelona is one of the best in its history", commented Jordi Portabella, the deputy to the major. In studies taken from the Barcelona Observatory, an analysis that compares the international competitiveness of the city, Barcelona has the highest placing in Spain and the fourth in Europe. Thanks to growth in foreign investment, the organization of conventions, arrivals in the airport, and in tourists, Barcelona has risen in the rankings. In 2006, the city's record was broken for inscriptions in social security with 1,058,000 workers and more importantly, the job market for information technology grew substantially. Looking to the future, the arrival of the high speed train (AVE), the expansion of the airport, and the reform of the port area are all vital to the economic growth of Barcelona. Why don't you take a break and come here? Even if you are a business traveller and want to find the right accomodation in Barcelona, we can help you. A Barcelona apartment will be perfect to be independent during your stay to visit and relax in your own place, but you could also prefer being in a Barcelona hotel in the city center while you are attending a convention or an exposition as there are so many these days in the city!

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When you first arrive in a city, there are so many things to sort out, and it is so much quicker and more convenient by scooter. Also, if you are just staying for a few days, you can go to places like the Sagrada Familia, but you also pass by other interesting places. You can really see the city from a different perspective and see how it is all interconnected. If you go to Montjuic or Camp Nou on foot or by public transport you really can not do much else that day, whereas with the scooter you really feel the freedom and you can breathe some fresh air. Renting is very handy and the insurance is generally covered. You will need a driver's licence and to be over 21. Scooters are really easy to drive, often automatic, and there are even some lessons for those who do not feel very confident. It enables them to see how to drive and how to feel secure.
We can provide you a perfect accommodation in Barcelona whether you are here for a week end or for a longer stay. You have the choice between an hotel in Barcelona or an Barcelona apartment. It is so easy!

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Alegría, which means joy, some kind of euphoria, is a great production that transfers the public to other times in which fantasy and magic were part of the daily life. The power of live music and the poetry of the images created by the artists of this Canadian company make the spectacle a sublime representation of beauty. A celebration of life, a carnival where the artists want to fly more and higher. The Cirque du Soleil performances are known all over the world due of its amazing acrobatics, creativity, light and sound effects, stage scenes and the music. One of their best features is that they don?t use animals with its performances. The idea of this circus is to redefine the rules of the traditional circus, innovating and looking for new limits.

Four Spanish artists take part in the Cirque du Soleil. Altogether 53 artists form the staff of that famous circus.
Every month, the Cirque du Soleil have castings in which head-hunters search the best artists, dancers and specialists in all the fields of the circus expression. Among them, there are many ex high competition sportsmen and sportswomen. These artists come from more than 40 countries and they speak more than 25 different languages. Nowadays the company has about 3,000 employees in the world: artists, musicians and technicians of around 40 countries. Until now they have produced more than thirteen spectacles and two films: Alegría inspired by the name of the present performance, filmed in 1997, Journey of Man, shut in the year 2000 and Midnight Sun that became in 2004. The author of the show is Guy Laliberté, born in Quebec City in 1959. With the help of a small band of kindred spirits, Laliberté recognized and groomed the talents of the street entertainers from the Fête foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul and created Cirque du Soleil in 1984.

Already a multitalented artist, Guy Laliberté quickly dove into the business world to plan and maintain the growth of the young company. He was the first to orchestrate the marriage of cultures and artistic and acrobatic disciplines that is the hallmark of Cirque du Soleil.
Thanks to its founder's vision and talent for bringing people together, Cirque du Soleil has become an international organization, as much in terms of its makeup as in the scope of its activities and influence. Guy Laliberté now heads an organization with activities on five continents.

Come and enjoy the show. For more comfort, we can help you finding an accommodation in Barcelona, which means Barcelona apartments or Barcelona hotels. The magical atmosphere of Alegria should not to missed, so book now until the end of its representation on April 29th.

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