{"id":92506,"date":"2017-12-20T05:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T04:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=92506"},"modified":"2017-12-18T05:02:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T04:02:06","slug":"interesting-facts-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether you&#8217;re just visiting <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> or have been living here for years, there are always new secrets to discover about this fascinating city. Here are <strong>5<\/strong> <strong>interesting facts about Barcelona<\/strong> you may never have heard before.<\/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\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/#1_It_was_once_the_capital_of_Spain\" title=\"1. It was once the capital of Spain\">1. It was once the capital of Spain<\/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\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/#2_Its_home_to_a_Statue_of_Liberty\" title=\"2. It&#8217;s home to a Statue of Liberty\">2. It&#8217;s home to a Statue of Liberty<\/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\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/#3_Spains_first_railway_was_in_Barcelona\" title=\"3. Spain&#8217;s first railway was in Barcelona\">3. Spain&#8217;s first railway was in Barcelona<\/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\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/#4_The_statue_of_Columbus_does_not_point_to_America\" title=\"4. The statue of Columbus does not point to America\">4. The statue of Columbus does not point to America<\/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\/interesting-facts-barcelona\/#5_The_first_photo_in_Spain_was_taken_in_Barcelona\" title=\"5. The first photo in Spain was taken in Barcelona\">5. The first photo in Spain was taken in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_It_was_once_the_capital_of_Spain\"><\/span>1. It was once the capital of Spain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and <strong>Catalonia<\/strong> were once the capital of Spain. During the time of the Roman Empire, the smaller region of Tarragona (Tarroc, during Roman times) was originally the capital. However, they later moved it to Barcelona, the main city of their colony in Spain known as <strong>Hispania.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tarragona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarragona, a city with a Roman History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Its_home_to_a_Statue_of_Liberty\"><\/span>2. It&#8217;s home to a Statue of Liberty<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_92786\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92786\" class=\"wp-image-92786 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/statue-of-liberty-2961167_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What does Barcelona have in common with New York City? A lot of things you might say. Both are thriving, cosmopolitan cities renowned the world over for their urban landscape. And one more thing. They both have a <strong>Statue of Liberty<\/strong>.\u00a0Barcelona&#8217;s, however, is much smaller than the famous Statue of Liberty in New York. Not only is it smaller but it&#8217;s also made of bronze metal and very few people seem to know where it is. It can be found in the oldest library in Barcelona,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bcnshop.barcelonaturisme.com\/shopv3\/en\/product\/24460\/biblioteca-arus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Ar\u00fas Library<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> which was founded in 1985.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Spains_first_railway_was_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>3. Spain&#8217;s first railway was in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This fact might come as no surprise if you&#8217;ve ever seen the public transport systems and metro lines in Barcelona. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/travel-spain-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Railways<\/a><\/strong> arrived late in Spain in comparison to other European countries. Northern Europe had the perfect terrain and economic resources to get the railway lines set up, while Spain&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-natural-side-of-barcelona-collserola-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mountainous <\/a>terrain and economic struggles were the main reasons for their late establishment.\u00a0 The very first railway line in Spain connected Barcelona to\u00a0Matar\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/miquel-biada-railway-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miquel Biada and the First Railway in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_statue_of_Columbus_does_not_point_to_America\"><\/span>4. The statue of Columbus does not point to America<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_92785\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92785\" class=\" wp-image-92785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christopher-colombus-996588_640-e1513431056694-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"157\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-92785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;ve been to Barcelona, you can&#8217;t miss the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/columbus-monument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cristopher Columbus<\/strong><\/a> statue at the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rambla-poblenou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Rambla<\/strong><\/a> near the port. However, not many know that he actually isn&#8217;t pointing towards America. This is just a rumor which seemed to spread. Another incorrect theory is that the statue points towards Columbus&#8217;s home city of Genoa. It&#8217;s now believed that he is just pointing out to the sea in representation his naval expeditions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_The_first_photo_in_Spain_was_taken_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>5. The first photo in Spain was taken in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2014, there was a 175th anniversary of the <strong>first photo<\/strong> ever taken in Spain. It was taken in Barcelona. The photo was taken in 1839 at one of Barcelona&#8217;s most beautiful plazas, Pla de Palau. The first photo was taken with a\u00a0daguerreotype camera, and 175 years later the same replica photo was taken with the same type of camera preserved by the <a href=\"http:\/\/mnactec.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Museu de la Cienca i de La Tecnica de Catalunya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> can help you find the perfect one.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"92506\"\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 just visiting Barcelona or have been living here for years, there are always new secrets to discover about this fascinating city. Here are 5 interesting facts about Barcelona you may never have heard before. Table of Contents 1. It was once the capital of Spain2. It&#8217;s home to a Statue of Liberty3. 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