Wednesday, March 7, 2012
For our second field trip, we visited the Born Area, specifically la Ribera Quarter focusing on the exploring and discovering Medieval Barcelona. Many of the buildings in La Ribera date from late Medieval times. By listening to our teacher, Xavi, we learned that the Guilds or Gremis were the core of medieval Barcelona's economic life; the spine around which all productive work was organized. Without inscription in a guild, no man could learn or practice a trade. The guilds have left the spirit of associating in Catalan Culture and lasted for 600 years until the Industrial Revolution.
Some streets that were dedicated to craftsmanship or trade in the Medieval Times include: Carrer del Carders, Placa de la Llana, Carrer del Cotoners, Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers, Carrer de les Smoleres, and Carrer de les Candeles. In Placa De La Llana shepards sold wool, Carrer del Cotoners was the guild famous for producing Cotton. On the other hand, Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers was named after the hat-maker guild and Carrer de les Smoleres was the wheat guild. Finally, Carrer de les Candeles was named after the guild that manufactured candles. Els Gremis were created during the Medieval period in Barcelona and were formed to create an association of people that performed the same craft or trade. In some ways, guilds are still relevant to Catalan culture today.
During the Medieval period in Barcelona, 'La casa-taller' (the house-workshop) was the typical craftsmanship family house. It was called 'La casa-taller' because it was the same place to live and work. Servants lived on the top floor and was the only place on La casa-taller that received sunlight. Servants often spent three years living with a family on an internship. La casa-taller usually had a large window on the front of the shop for displaying products and a window on the back to act as loading dock for materials. Similar to most streets throughout the Born Area, the streets of La casa-taller were extremely narrow streets.
After observing the buildings of this area of Barcelona the main architectural aspects that distinguish the craftsman work buildings to the industrial production buildings is the strategically placed stones that were able to endure naturals disasters and extremely strong storms. On the other hand, industrial buildings were not made to last and be able to endure brutal storms and weather problems.
Santa Maria del Mar is located in the Ribera district of Barcelona built between 1329-1383. It provides a great example of Catalan Gothic style. It also helps represent Catalan culture because it was built by working Catalan men. Santa Maria del Mar is a symbol of Bourgeoisie in Barcelona and the middle class of the Middle Ages. It also displays octagonal towers and simple walls.
For our second field trip, we visited the Born Area, specifically la Ribera Quarter focusing on the exploring and discovering Medieval Barcelona. Many of the buildings in La Ribera date from late Medieval times. By listening to our teacher, Xavi, we learned that the Guilds or Gremis were the core of medieval Barcelona's economic life; the spine around which all productive work was organized. Without inscription in a guild, no man could learn or practice a trade. The guilds have left the spirit of associating in Catalan Culture and lasted for 600 years until the Industrial Revolution.
Some streets that were dedicated to craftsmanship or trade in the Medieval Times include: Carrer del Carders, Placa de la Llana, Carrer del Cotoners, Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers, Carrer de les Smoleres, and Carrer de les Candeles. In Placa De La Llana shepards sold wool, Carrer del Cotoners was the guild famous for producing Cotton. On the other hand, Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers was named after the hat-maker guild and Carrer de les Smoleres was the wheat guild. Finally, Carrer de les Candeles was named after the guild that manufactured candles. Els Gremis were created during the Medieval period in Barcelona and were formed to create an association of people that performed the same craft or trade. In some ways, guilds are still relevant to Catalan culture today.
Carrer dels Carders (Chair-makers)
One of the many narrow streets in the Born Area
Placa de la Llana (Stock Market Area/Shepards sold wool)
Carrer dels Cotoners
Carrer de Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers (Hat-Makers)
After observing the buildings of this area of Barcelona the main architectural aspects that distinguish the craftsman work buildings to the industrial production buildings is the strategically placed stones that were able to endure naturals disasters and extremely strong storms. On the other hand, industrial buildings were not made to last and be able to endure brutal storms and weather problems.
Santa Maria del Mar is located in the Ribera district of Barcelona built between 1329-1383. It provides a great example of Catalan Gothic style. It also helps represent Catalan culture because it was built by working Catalan men. Santa Maria del Mar is a symbol of Bourgeoisie in Barcelona and the middle class of the Middle Ages. It also displays octagonal towers and simple walls.
El Mercat del Born was made of iron and was Barcelona's principal wholesale market until the mid-1970s when the wholesalers were moved to Mercabarna on the city's outskirts. Symbol of the 1800s mentality because it was made of iron.
El Fossa de les Moreres is a memorial plaza near Santa Maria del Mar built over a cemetery where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714. The eternal flame is always burning in remembrance of the fallen Catalans. Several people associated with guilds died here defending Catalonia.
La Ciutadell Park was a fortress created by Philip V in 1714 after the War of the Spanish Succession. The Citadel was created in order to maintain control over the city, and to hold the Catalan citizens from rebelling like they did in the previous century.
El Consolat de mar was a quasi-judicial body set up in the Crown of Aragon, that later spread throughout the Mediterranean basin to administer maritime and commercial law. Also refers to a celebrated maritime customs and ordinances in Catalan known in English as the Customs of the Sea. In the 21st century el Conosolat de mar is used for commercial arbitration service operated by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and for a series of trade-promotion offices operated by the city of Barcelona.
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