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renovation
Society
Barcelona's Metro Line 2 to remain closed between the 4th and 24th of August
Sports
FC Barcelona shows details of the Camp Nou reform to kick off the referendum campaign
Business
Agbar Tower to be transformed into a Grand Hyatt hotel
Business
Barcelona’s 22@ innovation district aims to become the main economic powerhouse of the city
Culture
The work in Tarragona’s Cathedral reveal polychromes dating from the 14th to 16th centuries
The renovation work in Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Tarragona have revealed tens of polychromes on the walls of this temple of transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The grey painting layer that covered the walls of the building concealed these polychromes which date from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Medieval artworks were mostly painted in shades of red and green. This is the fourth phase of the renovation work that started in 2010 and have cost €3 million, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
Culture
Poblet Monastery shows its restored 14th century cloister
The Cistercian monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and receives around 130,000 visitors a year. It has had an 800,000 euro renovation of its cloister. Lasting 7 months, the task was funded by the Catalan savings bank ‘La Caixa’. The work was unveiled last Saturday by the Catalan Minister of Culture, Ferran Mascarell.
Business
19 neighborhoods in Catalonia to be renovated with a budget of 40 million euros
The Catalan Government will invest 19 million and the Spanish Government 21 million in the renovation works of 10 cities in Catalonia.