Tiny facts of Great Cities – 08. BARCELONA
- The beaches of Barcelona were voted as the 10 top beaches. But. The beaches are not real but artificial, which were built in 1992 for the Barcelona Olympics.
- Barcelona is home to the largest football stadium in Europe – Camp Nou.
- 10 Percent of the city is covered in green spaces
- the La Sagrada Familia Basilica took longer to build than the Egyptian Pyramids, and is still incomplete.
- Barcelona was the original venue for the Eiffel tower, which was later built in Paris.
- The first beach bar was hosted in Barcelona the “Icebarcelona”
- Barcelona has the largest metropolitan park in the world, Which is about 22 times larger than New York’s Central Park.
- has 9 UNESCO protected monuments.
- Has over 55 museums including a “Shoe Museum” which exhibits shoes from Arabic slippers to roman Sandals.
- La Ramblas – The most famous street in Barcelona is actually 3 streets.
- There re 12 abandoned metro train stations in Barcelona.