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Bintou Diakite Sylla Sara Jiménez Castillo 6è A March 2013
Index: Map of Catalunya in the world. Page: 3 Map of Catalunya in Spain. Page: 4 Map of Catalunya. Page: 5 Flag and shield. Page: 6 General information: Total area. Page: 7 Number of people. Page: 7 Language. Page: 7 Official money (Currency). Page: 8 Culture: Sant Jordi’s celebration. Page: 9 Castellers. Page: 10 Sardana. Page: 11 Pa amb tomàquet. Page: 12 Gegants i capgrossos. Page: 13 Famous artists: Gaudí. Page: 14 Picasso. Page: 15 Dalí. Page: 16 -17 Miró. Page:18 Monuments: Sagrada Família. Page: 19
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Cathedrals: Barcelona’s cathedral/Girona’s cathedral. Page: 20-21 Boí i Taüll. Page: 22-23 Famous people. Page: 24-25 Bibliography. Page: 26
Map of Catalunya in the world
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Catalunya is in the west of Europe , and the north of Africa. 25
Map of Catalunya in Spain 25
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Catalunya is an autonomous community of Spain. It’s in the east of Spain.
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Counties of Catalunya
Provinces of Catalunya
Catalonia comprises counties and four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain after Madrid.
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Flag of Catalunya
Shield of Catalunya
The flag is similar to the shield.
Total area The total area of Catalunya is the 32,114 km2.
Number of people The number of people is the 7,565,603.
Language
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The official languages are Catalan and Spanish.
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Currency Since 2001 in Catalonia we use the euro, but before we used pesetas.
Euros
Pesetas
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Sant Jordi’s celebration “La Diada de Sant Jordi” is on 23 rd April every year. St Jordi’s day is Saint George’s Day in Barcelona and Catalunya, and is the most romantic day of the year. St. Jordi is Catalunya’s version of Valentine’s day and is a one day festival of romance, roses and books all inspired by the legend of Saint George. St. Jordi is the patron saint of Catalonia. The legend is that Saint Jordi slew a dragon to save a princess – and then gave her a red rose from a rose bush which had sprouted in the place where the dragon’s red blood had spilled. On Sant Jordi’s day men in Catalunya give their sweetheart a red rose, and in recent years a new tradition has arisen of the ladies responding by giving the man of their dreams a book.
rose and book
the legend of Saint George
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Castellers Castells are one of the main manifestations of Catalan popular culture. The activity consists in constructing human towers
by
competing colles
castelleres (teams).
This
practice originated in the southern part of Catalonia during the 18th century. On November 16, 2010,
castellers
by UNESCO to
were
declared
be
amongst
the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
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Castellers
Sardana The sardana is the most characteristic Catalan popular dance, is a type of circle dance typical of Catalonia. The dance was originally from the EmpordĂ region, but started gaining popularity throughout Catalonia during the 20th century.
There are two main types: the original style sardana curta (sardana short) and the latest sardana llarga (sardana long), which is more popular.
Others
are
more
unusual
sardanas
“lluïment” of Sardana and “revessa” sardana.
Sardanes
Pa amb tomàquet Pa amb tomàquet or pa amb oli is a simple and typical recipe in Aragon, Catalonia, Majorca and Valencia. Pa amb tomàquet or pa amb oli consists of bread — optionally toasted — with tomato rubbed over and seasoned with olive oil and salt. Sometimes garlic is rubbed on the bread before rubbing in the tomato. In many Catalan restaurants, the tomato mixture is premade and is brushed on the bread. The dish is served
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accompanied with any sorts of sausages (cured botifarres, xoriço, fuet, etc.), ham, cheeses, anchovies or other marinated fish, or grilled vegetables like escalivada (grilled peppers, aubergine,‌ ).
Pa amb tomĂ quet
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Gegants i capgrossos Many Catalan festivals include costumed figures known as “gegants and “Capgrossos”, roughly, “Giants and Big-Heads”. The main feature of these figures is typically their papier maché head; bodies are covered in clothing matching the costume’s theme.
Gegants i capgrossos
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FAMOUS ARTISTS Gaudí Antoni Gaudí Cornet (25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.
The salamander in Park Güell has become a symbol of Gaudí’s work.
Antoni Gaudí
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known.
Guernica is a famous work of Picasso.
Pablo Picasso
Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalunya. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work.
Dalí Theatre and Museum in Figueres, also where Dalí is buried.
Salvador Dalí
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DalĂ in the 1960s sporting the flamboyant moustache style that popularized him.
Photographed holding his pet ocelot.
The Persistence of Memory is a 1931 painting by Salvador DalĂ, and is one of his best known works.
Miró Joan Miró Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his birth city in 1975.
Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) , 1982, Barcelona, Spain.
Joan Miró
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Sagrada Família The Basílica and Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. The construction of Sagrada Família started in 1882 but Gaudí became involved in 1883, taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style— combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms.
Sagrada Família
Gaudí’s model of the completed church.
Detail of the roof. Gaudi designed the columns imitating trees and branches.
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Barcelona’s cathedral The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as Barcelona’s Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and place of the Archbishop of Barcelona .The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques) was completed about 1450. The neo-Gothic façade was constructed over the nondescript exterior that was common to Catalan churches in the 19th century. The roof is notable for its gargoyles, featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia.
Gargoyle of the cathedral.
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Girona’s cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona, located in Girona, Catalonia .Its interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world, with a width of 22 metres, and the second widest overall after that of St. Peter's Basilica. Its construction was first started in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 13th century in Gothic style. Of the original Romanesque edifice only the 12th century cloister and the bell tower remain. The Cathedral was completed in the 18th century.
Façade View of Girona Cathedral
interior
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Boí The Boi Valley is a narrow, steep valley in a small town in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia. It is located in the northeast corner of the region of Upper Ribagorça the edges of the Pyrenees, though not the capital, which is Barruera. Tradicionally was the largest city in the Vall de Boi, as its given name and is known for its new early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the highest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. It was designated as a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO on 30 November 2000.
Vall de Boí
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Taüll Taüll is a town in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It is home to the church of Sant Climent de Taüll, an excellent example of Romanesque architecture. Taüll is one of the villages of the municipality of Vall de Boí in the comarca of Alta Ribagorça. Taüll's economy is based on tourism and livestock.
Taüll
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Famous people Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Spanish / Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, (Catalonia). He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.
Ferran Adrià Pau Gasol i Sáez (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a fourtime All-Star, and a three-time All-NBA selection, once on the second team and twice on the third team. He has won two NBA championships, both with the Lakers. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol has won two Olympic silver medals with the Spanish national basketball team.
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Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu ( born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish footballer (soccer player) who plays as acentre-back for FC Barcelona.
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Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Mainly a central defender he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back.
Daniel
"Dani"
September
1985
Pedrosa
Gerard Piqué
Ramal (born
in Sabadell, Catalonia)
29 is
a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Pedrosa grew up in a village near Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. He is the youngest world champion in 250cc Grands Prix.
Carles Puyol
Dani Pedrosa
Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George's_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa_amb_tomàquet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantes_y_cabezudos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaudí http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dalí http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Miró http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Famlia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girona_Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vall_de_Boí http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taüll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catalans
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