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Passeig De Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Passeig de Lluís Companys () is a promenade in the Ciutat Vella and Eixample districts of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and can be seen as an extension of Passeig de Sant Joan. It was named after List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya, President Lluís Companys, who was executed in 1940. It starts in Arc de Triomf and ends in Parc de la Ciutadella, on Carrer de Pujades. Former names The original Ildefons Cerdà, Cerdà plan originally listed it as Núm. 35, and was later renamed to Salón de Víctor Pradera, Fermín Galán and Salón de San Juan, or Saló de Sant Joan in Catalan language, Catalan. In 1979 the current name was approved by the city council. Buildings and monuments *Arc de Triomf, by Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas *Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, a monumental building in a highly eclectic style, by Enric Sagnier and Josep Domènech Estapà. ''Personatges del Saló de Sant Joan'' In 1883, the Barcelona city council approved the inauguration of ...
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S7 or S-7 may refer to: Electronics and software * Acer Aspire S7, a laptop * Samsung Galaxy S7, a smartphone * Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, a tablet computer * , an automation system based on Programmable Logic Controller from Siemens, successor to Simatic S5 PLC * SPARC S7, a computer processor using the SPARC instruction set * Sub7, a computer backdoor Media * ''Sovereign Seven'', a superhero team and comic book published by DC Comics in 1995–1998 * ''Samurai 7'', a 2004 anime series Science and technology * 7-sphere (''S''7), an n-sphere * Heptasulfur (S7), a cyclic allotrope of sulfur * S7 or S-7, a grade of tool steel * S7: Keep container tightly closed, a safety phrase in chemistry Transportation Air * Ambrosini S.7, an Italian racing aircraft flown before World War II * Rans S-7 Courier, a light aircraft * S7 Airlines, a Russian commercial airline, its IATA Airlines code is also S7 Automobiles * Audi S7, a German executive sports sedan * BYD S7, a Chinese mid-size SUV form ...
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Tribunal Superior De Justícia De Catalunya
A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a single judge could describe that judge as "their tribunal". Many governmental bodies are titled "tribunals" to emphasize that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. For instance, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a body specially constituted under international law; in Great Britain, employment tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes. In many but not all cases, ''tribunal'' implies a judicial or quasi-judicial body with a lesser degree of formality than a court, in which the normal rules of evidence and procedure may not apply, and whose presiding officers are frequently neither judges nor magistrates. Private judicial bodies are also often-styled tribunals. ''Tribunal'' is not conclusive of a bod ...
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Ronda Sant Pere
Ronda de Sant Pere is a thoroughfare in central Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, one of the main roads in the lower side of Dreta de l'Eixample, part of the Eixample district. It runs from the ''Arc de Triomf'', in Passeig de Lluís Companys, through Plaça Urquinaona towards Plaça de Catalunya, where the medieval city walls stood before the construction of Eixample. After Plaça de Catalunya it becomes Ronda de la Universitat. It features the famous Rafael de Casanova monument, built in 1888 by Rossend Nobas, Josep Llimona and Alexandre Soler March for the Expo of that year, commemorating the Catalan leader who defended Barcelona during the Spanish War of Succession in the early 18th century. Several days every year, most notably on the National Day of Catalonia (September 11) and St George's Day (April 23), flower offerings take place by the statue. The street is named after the neighbourhood of Sant Pere (Saint Peter), part of the Ciutat Vella district, located immediately ...
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1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition
The 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition (in Catalan language, Catalan: ''Exposició Universal de Barcelona'' and ''Exposición Universal de Barcelona'' in Spanish language, Spanish) was Spain's first International World's Fair and ran from 8 April to 9 December 1888. The second one in Barcelona was held in 1929 Barcelona World Fair, 1929. Summary :es:Eugenio Serrano de Casanova, Eugenio Serrano de Casanova (journalist, writer and entrepreneur) tried to launch an exposition in 1886, and when that failed, the Mayor of Barcelona, Francesc de Paula Rius i Taulet, Francesc Rius i Taulet, took over the planning of the project. The fair was hosted on the reconstructed site of the city's main public park, the Parc de la Ciutadella, with Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas, Vilaseca's Arc de Triomf forming the entrance. More than 2 million people from Spain, the rest of Europe, and other international points of embarkation visited the exhibition, which made the equivalent of $1,737,000 USD. The ...
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Jaume Fabre
Jaume () is a Catalan male given name. It is the equivalent of James. Notable people Notable people with this given name include: * Jaume Aragall (born 1939), Spanish tenor * Jaume Balagueró (born 1968), Spanish filmmaker * Jaume Balmes (birth name: Jaime Balmes in Spanish) (1810-1848), Spanish philosopher, theologian, Catholic apologist, sociologist and political writer * Jaume Barberà (born 1955), Spanish journalist and TV host * Jaume Blassi (born 1948), Spanish photographer * Jaume Cabré (born 1947), Catalan writer * Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), Spanish-American filmmaker * Jaume Costa (born 1988), Spanish professional footballer * Jaume Ferrer (14th century), Majorcan sailor and explorer * Jaume Giró (born 1964), Catalan corporate executive * Jaume Huguet (1412-1492), Catalan painter * Jaume Llambi (born 1974), Spanish wheelchair basketball player * Jaume Martinez Vich (born 1993), Spanish professional pickleball player * Jaume Masià (born 2000), Spanish Grand Prix m ...
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Antoni Viladomat
Antoni Viladomat i Manalt (20 March 1678 in Barcelona, Spain – 22 January 1755 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spaniards, Spanish painter in the Baroque art, Baroque style. Biography His father was a Gilding, gilder. He appears to have taken his first formal art lessons in the workshop of Pasqual Bailon Savall (–1691), a native of Berga like his father. Bailon's early death led Viladomat to become apprenticed with Joan Baptista Perramon (–1743).Brief biography
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He remained with him for at least six years; possibly nine. After that, he worked on the Church of San Miguel (demolished in 1868) with the painter and architect, Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena. By this means, he became acquainted with Italian art. In 1723, his opposition to the strict regimen ...
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