... history of Barcelona, its stories told by the streets of the city, the Gothic Quarter is definitely one of the most grand and exciting parts of Barcelona, and it seems that this is the part of the city that Gaudi found a lot of his inspirations. The gothic quarter is supposed to have the largest medieval street plan in Western Europe, and is a key area of the city even now so in Gaudi's time it is quite easy to see why this area was such a great influence to him. The Catalan Gothic style is best seen in the beautiful Cathedral found amongst the twisting streets, they open up to show a courtyard, a flight of steps leading up to the front entrance to the Gothic Cathedral. I was faced with this breathtaking piece of architecture on the first afternoon of my stay in Barcelona and it surely put ...

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