Past, present and future
| History The origins of the city of Barcelona, which have been defined thanks to archaeological remains and literary... Between the fourth century and the thirteenth century the city nucleus founded by the Romans... Barcelona emerged from the Middle Ages as a city that had reached the limits of its possible growth... In Barcelona the eighteenth century opened and closed with the country at war: in 1714 defeat... From the proclamation of the new Cadiz Constitution in 1812 till the Republic of 1873 Barcelona experienced... At the beginning of the twentieth century, while Cerdà’s planned extension of the city... After the Spanish Civil War Barcelona made a dramatic break with its immediate past, with the dreams... “Barcelona organised a superb Olympic Games and emerged as a welcoming and open city... The Barcelona of the 21st century is a city shaped by
the '92 Olympics, a city transformed for and by the need... |
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—1. Write a few brief sentences about the most outstanding aspects of the town’s current situation that may justify the following sentence: “Today's Barcelona is living one of its finest moments”. —2. Finally, add a few sentences summarizing hopeful views in relation to the future of the city. |
