Barcelona
Description
From its pre-Roman origins to its 21st-century status as a truly global city, Barcelona has given birth to an array of beautiful landmarks. This program gives students an information-rich tour of the Catalonian capital. With visually dynamic footage devoted to the buildings of Antoni Gaudi, the program introduces viewers to Casa Mila, Sagrada Familia, Parq Guell, and other works. Explorations of the Eixample grid pattern, the 1929 International Exhibition Pavilion on Montjuic, and the Agbar Tower help to illuminate the work of Ildefons Cerda, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Jean Nouvel. Libraries, museums devoted to artists Picasso and Miro, and sites created for the 1992 Summer Olympics-a milestone in Barcelona's development-are all studied.
Runtime
58 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2011], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Bright lights, big city
Miraculous water
Homeland
Episode 2, A Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Tulsa to Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Great Muslim American Road Trip)
The Yoyogo Olympic Gymnasium
The Tasmanian Chain Saw Massacre. Ancient Forests in Peril
Bitter harvest. War on drugs meets war on terror
Population Geography
With Me As Your Guide
Europe in the Desert
Boiling point. Global struggle for water
Consequences of Conflict
Rain Forest
The Vienna Savings Bank
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road, Venice, Albania, and Turkey