{"id":89276,"date":"2017-08-16T13:33:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T11:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=89276"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T08:50:38","slug":"secrets-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you probably never noticed in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether you&#8217;re new to the city or seasoned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/groups-expats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expat<\/a>, <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> holds many treasures and secrets to be discovered. This city is home to many amazing works of art, gorgeous architecture, historical monuments, all of which you have already visited. But there are\u00a0<strong>things that you have probably never noticed in Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong>which are actually quite curious. Let us tell you about some of them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Gaudis_street_lamps_in_Placa_Reial\" title=\"Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s street lamps in Pla\u00e7a Reial\">Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s street lamps in Pla\u00e7a Reial<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#A_bomb_in_the_wall_on_Carrer_Socrates\" title=\"A bomb in the wall on Carrer S\u00f3crates\">A bomb in the wall on Carrer S\u00f3crates<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Josep_Guardiolas_initials\" title=\"Josep Guardiola&#8217;s initials\">Josep Guardiola&#8217;s initials<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Gaudi_hiding_in_Sant_Felip_Neri\" title=\"Gaud\u00ed hiding in Sant Felip Neri\">Gaud\u00ed hiding in Sant Felip Neri<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Barcelonetas_mysterious_hand\" title=\"Barceloneta&#8217;s mysterious hand\">Barceloneta&#8217;s mysterious hand<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#The_chapel_of_Santa_Lucia\" title=\"The chapel of Santa Luc\u00eda\">The chapel of Santa Luc\u00eda<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Barcas_coat_of_arms_in_Santa_Maria_del_Mar\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s coat of arms in Santa Maria del Mar\">Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s coat of arms in Santa Maria del Mar<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/secrets-in-barcelona\/#Marks_of_past_ladies_of_the_night\" title=\"Marks of past ladies of the night\">Marks of past ladies of the night<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaudis_street_lamps_in_Placa_Reial\"><\/span>Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s street lamps in Pla\u00e7a Reial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89310\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89310\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Gaudi-Streetlamps-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Cayetano via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/eusebi-guell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s first works in Barcelona can be seen in <strong>Pla\u00e7a Reial<\/strong>, a pair of 6-pointed <strong>street lamps<\/strong> that were made as a tribute to the Roman god Mercury, before he had become famous for his other works in Barcelona. Finished in 1879, these lamps are made of wrought iron and bronze. They are 2 of 6 street lamps to have been completed by Gaud\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+Reial\/@41.3801,2.1730813,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a257e581f057:0x2859f63a8fc93e31!8m2!3d41.3801!4d2.17527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a Reial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_bomb_in_the_wall_on_Carrer_Socrates\"><\/span>A bomb in the wall on Carrer S\u00f3crates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the corner of <strong>Carrer Gran de Sant Andreu and<\/strong> <strong>Carrer S\u00f3rates<\/strong> you can find a very out-of-place piece of history: a <strong>bomb<\/strong> that has been embedded in the wall of a building since 1843. During this time, the famed General Prim came out of exile and bombed the Sant Andreu district. At the request of the building&#8217;s owner, the <strong>bomb<\/strong> was never removed from the wall and is there today for all to see and remember.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+S%C3%B2crates,+2,+08030+Barcelona\/@41.4319119,2.1869658,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4bcd98af588df:0xb0ee60e072284be2!8m2!3d41.4319119!4d2.1891545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de S\u00f3crates, 2<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Josep_Guardiolas_initials\"><\/span>Josep Guardiola&#8217;s initials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/shops-passeig-de-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia<\/a> you can find the small <strong>Passatge de la Concepci\u00f3<\/strong>, which holds another of Barcelona&#8217;s little secrets. If you stop in front of the door of number 4, you will see the initials &#8220;JG&#8221; engraved, which stand for <strong>Josep Guardiola<\/strong>, not the Bar\u00e7a player but a businessman who funded the construction for one of Gaud\u00ed&#8217;s most famous works, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapedrera.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Casa Mil\u00e0<\/strong><\/a>. This building is now used as a university residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Passatge+de+la+Concepci%C3%B3,+4,+08008+Barcelona\/@41.3947999,2.1581409,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a293dd9c0773:0xa35bbb9c00878321!8m2!3d41.3947999!4d2.1603296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Passatge de la Concepci\u00f3, 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"text-align: center;\">Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are the most important plazas in Barcelona?<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaudi_hiding_in_Sant_Felip_Neri\"><\/span>Gaud\u00ed hiding in Sant Felip Neri<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89350\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89350\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Antoni_Gaudi_1878-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next time that you visit the <strong>Sant Felip Neri Church<\/strong>, take a closer look at the <strong>paintings<\/strong>\u00a0that are on both sides of the presbytery. These were created by Joan Llimona in 1902, who was a good friend of local celebrity <strong>Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/strong>. At that time, <strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> never wanted to appear in photographs or the local media, but allowed his friend Llimona to depict him in one of the church&#8217;s paintings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Sant+Felip+Neri,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3834024,2.1727859,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f9d27b7eb9:0xd7bd6b684aedb3fa!8m2!3d41.3834024!4d2.1749746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Sant Felip Neri<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelonetas_mysterious_hand\"><\/span>Barceloneta&#8217;s mysterious hand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you find yourself on the corner of Carrer de Sant Carles and Carrer Soria in <strong>Barceloneta<\/strong>, look up and you will see a <strong>hand<\/strong>\u00a0imprinted in the building, sandwiched between 2 arrows pointing in opposite directions. The building was erected in 1875 but until this day nobody knows what the <strong>mysterious<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>hand<\/strong> is meant to represent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Sant+Carles,+35,+08003+Barcelona\/@41.3797302,2.1896204,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!1m2!2m1!1ssant+carles+35!3m4!1s0x12a4a3a8329aae13:0x8892a4ae305574b1!8m2!3d41.3797302!4d2.1918091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Sant Carles, 35<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_chapel_of_Santa_Lucia\"><\/span>The chapel of Santa Luc\u00eda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you walk next to the Barcelona Cathedral you will find the chapel of <strong>Santa Luc\u00eda<\/strong>. If you keep walking and head to the corner of Carrer Bisb\u00e9 you will notice a strange &#8220;wand&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>baguette<\/strong>&#8221; molded into the stone. It is thought that maybe the &#8220;baguette&#8221; helped to indicate measurement during the construction of the chapel, in the 12th century, or that it was simply built on a whim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Cathedral+of+Barcelona\/@41.383962,2.1740104,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f996716c83:0x16f6112475e15883!8m2!3d41.383962!4d2.1761991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla de la Seu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/going-fcb-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Going to an FC Barcelona match<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcas_coat_of_arms_in_Santa_Maria_del_Mar\"><\/span>Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s coat of arms in Santa Maria del Mar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89312\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89312\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Maria-del-mar-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by marcp_dmoz via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most beautiful churches in Barcelona, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamariadelmarbarcelona.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Basilica Santa Maria del Mar<\/strong><\/a> holds a very cool secret, especially for soccer fans. If you look closely at the breathtaking stained-glass windows, you will find one that depicts <strong>FC Barcelona&#8217;s coat of arms<\/strong>. You may be wondering how this is possible if the church dates back to the Gothic period. The explanation is that many windows were damaged during the Spanish Civil War and needed to be restored afterward. The football club made a donation to the church and in turn, got an homage in the form of stained glass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Basilica+of+Santa+Maria+del+Mar\/@41.3838871,2.1798824,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fe5e0da457:0xb4bc945c1fc0e160!8m2!3d41.3838871!4d2.1820711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Santa Maria, 1<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marks_of_past_ladies_of_the_night\"><\/span>Marks of past ladies of the night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most iconic spots in Barcelona is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/stores-las-ramblas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>La Rambla<\/strong><\/a>, which is considered the heart of the city and a great spot to enjoy a stroll. However, if you stop and take a look at numbers 22 and 24, you will notice some strange markings on the ground. These were made by prostitutes who sat here and waited for clients after brothels were banned and closed in 1956. These markings are quite unique and relatively unknown, even to the residents of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/La+Rambla,+22,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3780983,2.1740118,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a257084af7cb:0x1052247e504653a4!8m2!3d41.3780983!4d2.1762005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">La Rambla,\u00a022-24<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Looking for an apartment in Barcelona?\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>ShBarcelona<\/i><\/b><\/a><i>\u00a0is the answer.<\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"89276\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re new to the city or seasoned expat, Barcelona holds many treasures and secrets to be discovered. This city is home to many amazing works of art, gorgeous architecture, historical monuments, all of which you have already visited. But there are\u00a0things that you have probably never noticed in Barcelona\u00a0which are actually quite curious. 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