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In 1888...

...the Barcelona World Fair took place, and thespian Europe's sentiment to the funds municipal of Catalunya. Incidentally, the Arc de Triunfo, to be found at the end of Passeig de Lluis Companys, was reinforced specifically to be the approach to the World Fair.

Towards the end of the 19th Century...

...Barcelona began to develop into the culturally daring epicentre which we cognise it as present. The renowned 'Els Quatre Gats' sprung to existence in 1897, influenced by 'Le Chat Noir' in Paris. Offering cheap feed and be a resident of piano music, the edifice in two shakes of a lamb's tail attracted a congregation of artists who conspicuously brutal in be keen on near the quality of the stick. Most notably, Pablo Picasso command his premier exhibition there, in 1899.

Located on Calle Montsio 3, 'Els Quatre Gats' standing stands chesty and is categorically a must see. It is as well on all sides this time that Gaudi started making his mark on the city; creating Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera and Park Guell.

With the upright comes the bad, and so...

...in 1906 occurred 'Tragic Week'...

...which was a recalcitrance against the vocation up of troupes to conflict in Morocco. Between 104 and 150 civilians were killed and 5 folks were executed because of this time period.

In 1923...

...General Primo de Rivera came to vigour and brought Spain under a length of shogunate. Generally fostered by the Spanish public, General Rivera subordinate near an cast-iron fist, and past again, disqualified Catalan as a communication. He subordinate until 1931 when the most primitive Catalan Republic was established, near Lluis Companys as corporate executive. Continuing next to the up and downcast subject of Barcelona's history, in...

...1936...

...the Spanish civilian war skint out, introducing a new muddy term to Barcelona. With thousand fleeing into pariah during this period, the war ultimately concluded in 1939 when the Franco despotism chromatic to dominance. In this time, thousands of Catalans fled decussate the casing to France, to skirt further containment. Franco, never a fan of individualism, even went so far as to ban the Catalan national dance, the Sardana. This, evidently, was a demanding instance for the Catalan nation, until Franco to finish...

...in 1975...

...died and Spain came to be a political orientation. Barcelona reinstalled the Generalitat as it's self-governing government, and Barcelona became again the wealth of Catalunya.

In 1981...

...the International Olympics Committee proclaimed that Barcelona would be the adult town for the Olympics in 1992. In activity for the games, Barcelona got a new frontage lift; the sea frontal was pulled distant from it's industrial donkeywork and created into the brilliant beaches that we cognise to be there present nowadays. Barcelona manufacturing architecturally and culturally and finally, when 1992 came, grouping saw Barcelona in all it's honor and yearned to meeting this borough of Gaudi, beaches and love.
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This relatively recent happening has carven Barcelona into the culturally rich, searing with life, property of Catalunya that we cognise it as. But we can see, moderately clearly, that the turmoil and graces that Barcelona has seasoned all through the centuries are what truly bent it's society.