50 photos from the Barcelona Universal Exposition: the grounds, each building, and what was lost. Tap a photo to look closer.
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Centenari Exposició Universal 1888 Barcelona1997 · CC BY-SA 3.0Revista pasada por S.M. la Reina Regente Doña María Cristina a las escuadras nacionales y extranjeras, reunidas en el puerto de Barcelona con motivo de celebrarse la Exposición Universal en mayo de 1888Antonio Caula y Concejo · Public domain1 ClueExpo Barcelona 1888Lit. Sucesores N. Ramírez y Ca. · Public domainExposicion barcelona1888Unknown photographer · Public domain1 ClueBarcelona arc de triomf lampIsiwal · CC BY-SA 3.01 ClueBarcelona arc de triomfIsiwal · CC BY-SA 3.01 ClueCastell dels Tres Dragons 01Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.01 ClueHotel Internacional 1888-des de Monument a Colomphotgraph: UnknownUnknown . architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923) (Transfered by amadalvarez/Original uploaded by Aerocat) · Public domainConstruction of Arc de Triomf and crowd 1887-88Unknown photographer · Public domainInterior of the Palace of Industry, Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainConstruction of Arc de Triomf 1887-88Unknown photographer · Public domainPalace of Sciences (Palau de Ciències), 1888Pau Audouard Deglaire · Public domainScaffolding around the Columbus Monument under construction, 1885Unknown photographer · Public domainGeneral view of the Grand Hotel InternacionalAnonymousUnknown author · Public domainColumbus Monument, erected for the 1888 ExpositionRijksmuseum · CC0View in the Parc de la Ciutadella, the former Exposition groundsJosep Salvany i Blanch · Public domainPasseig de Colom with the Columbus Monument at its endRijksmuseum · CC0Triumphal Arch of the Exposition (Arc de Triomf)Cornell University Library · CC BY 2.0Café-Restaurant (Castle of the Three Dragons) by Domènech i MontanerJosep Salvany i Blanch · Public domainThe Café-Restaurant ('Castle of the Three Dragons'), built for the 1888 ExpositionMarcel·lí Gausachs i Gausachs · Public domainBarcelona harbour with the Columbus Monument and the DrassanesAnonymousUnknown author · Public domainGrand Hotel Internacional, hand-coloured photographUnknown photographer · Public domainColumbus Monument seen from Passeig de ColomUnknown photographer · Public domainStrollers in front of the Castle of the Three Dragons, Parc de la CiutadellaAnonymousUnknown author · Public domainArc de Triomf, the Exposition's entrance gateway, with the Palace of Justice behindAnonymousUnknown author · Public domainParc de la Ciutadella with Domènech i Montaner's Café-RestaurantFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainArab-style pavilion of the 1888 Exposition in the Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainArab-style pavilion of the 1888 Exposition in the Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainArc de Triomf with a cyclistFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainColumbus Monument at the foot of La RamblaAntoni Bartumeus i Casanovas · Public domainPeople beside the Columbus MonumentQ137858620 · Public domainEntrance to the Parc de la Ciutadella, the Exposition groundsCornell University Library · No restrictionsExposition-era palaces in the Parc de la CiutadellaMàrius Aguirre i Serrat-Calvó · Public domainColumbus Monument, erected for the 1888 ExpositionKeystone View Company, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Plaza and Columbus Monument, BarcelonaKeystone View Company, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Promenade and Columbus Monument, BarcelonaAmerican Stereoscopic Company, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)The Columbus Monument (60 m) and the harbourUnderwood & Underwood, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Plaza de la Paz with the Columbus MonumentPhotoglob Co., publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Barcelona harbour looking toward the Columbus MonumentKeystone View Company, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Paseo de Colón with the Columbus MonumentUnderwood & Underwood, publisher · No known restrictions (Library of Congress)Bridge stairs to the Maritime Section of the Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainThe Cascada fountain in the Parc de la CiutadellaMàrius Aguirre i Serrat-Calvó · Public domainThe Cascada fountain in the Parc de la CiutadellaLluís Marià Vidal i Carreras · Public domainMain gate and Paseo de la Industria in the Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainThe monumental Cascada of the Parc de la CiutadellaFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainEntrance to the Parc de la CiutadellaMàrius Aguirre i Serrat-Calvó · Public domainThe Umbracle, with the Hivernacle greenhouse behindFrederic Bordas Altarriba · Public domainThe Umbracle (shade house) in the Parc de la CiutadellaMàrius Aguirre i Serrat-Calvó · Public domainGrand Hotel Internacionalgraphist or photographer: UnknownUnknown ; architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923) · Public domainColumbus Monument, BarcelonaAtché, Rafael (Spanish architect, 1854-1923) (artist) · Public domain