Las Ramblas – the heart of Barcelona

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Barcelona is in shock: Las Ramblas, the centre of attraction of the Catalan capital, has become the target of a terrorist attack. Where the city maintains old customs, meeting tourists and Locals to each other.

La Rambla on a normal day: tens of thousands of strolling a day on the magnificent mile

The Catalan capital of Barcelona has become on Thursday the target of a terrorist attack. A small van was on the Boulevard of La Rambla in the city centre, in a crowd of people hazards. Several people died, many were injured.

La Rambla – this includes street musicians, chickens in cages, flowers, traders, acrobats, a fall of the first: The promenade is an attraction in Barcelona, and at the Moment season is up there. The 1.3 km long it runs from the Plaça de Catalunya to the port on the Mediterranean sea, where a statue of Columbus marked the end for you. The road is divided into five sections with their own names, which is why the Plural “Las Ramblas”.

Cultural Attraction

Once here is no more than a sandy river bed to the Western boundary of Barcelona was, next to the city wall. They excluded the city of El Raval, which is today a district of Barcelona. At the end of the 18th century. Century was torn off the wall, a Boulevard built, trees were planted. In 1847, the Opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, that would be like in 1994, almost victim to a fire and in 1999 was re-opened opened.

Great Tradition: The Ramblas were the first place in Catalonia, the flowers sold were allowed to be

Place for Locals and tourists

Barcelona keeps the traditions of the Ramblas high: popularly known as Rambla de las Flores, to be referred to the section was the first place in Catalonia, the flowers sold were allowed to be. Today opened here the visitors with a sea of colourful bouquets.

With the Ramblas in Barcelona, is now become again a European metropolis into a target of terror.

A policeman locks the day of the bombing the way to the Ramblas

tla/ bb (dw, dpa)