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Barcelona
is stretched out on a plain next to the Mediterranean sea
in the very north of the Spanish coast, bordering France,
between the rivers Llobregat and Besos and between two mountains,
Collserola and Montjuïc. It is the most cosmopolitan and
economically active city in Spain, and has always
managed to stay ahead or abreast of the latest international
trends. This is evident in the architecture, which so
accurately reflects the zest for life of this city of vivid
colors and boundless energy. Barcelona is steeped in history,
as witnessed by the grandeur of its architectural treasures
from the Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance
periods. During the last century, Antoní Gaudí, led
his contemporaries in adding new and exciting strokes to the
pallatte as Modernist themes were blended with those of the
past
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