Irina Swain Omeka MetsExport Plugin The software used to generate this document is called Omeka MetsExport, which operates as a plugin for Omeka. Documentation can be found at http://github/MetsExport/ Barceloneta Beach Barceloneta Beach Barceloneta Beach is located in Barcelona, Spain. Samuel Alvarado, Brooke Palmer, Benjamin Fraser Camille Kresz 02/06/2017 English, Spanish Document, Still Image, Sound Barceloneta Beach Barcelona has undergone many alterations to its cityscape. Robert Hughes, author of Barcelona: The Great Enchantress goes as far as to say that the city, “had been punitively raped and degraded by business, by the unsupervised and opportunistic greed of developers” (Hughes, 2004: 30). One of the major modifications was the development of La Barceloneta in the 18th century. This was as a result of the War of Spanish Succession when the city needed a new area to house those removed from the region where a citadel was to be built (Hall 1997: 126). This area became almost a city within a city, as Barcelonan authority was quick to relocate some of its citizens to a space closer to the sea. Those relocated were moved to La Barceloneta, which was a suburb found right outside the city walls and designed by the architect Prospère de Verboom (Hall 1997: 127). The “historical crisis” of the War of Spanish Succession caused La Barceloneta to form, which is why, as Joan Ramon Resina claims, the city was almost found “anew” in 1715 (Resina 2008: 6). Despite the negative reasons for its creation, La Barceloneta has done well as a suburb. Since it is located on a part of Barcelona’s coast, it became known for its marine capabilities. Its long, narrow streets were home to those who worked beside the ocean, like sailors, fishers, fishmongers, and boat builders (Newsvine). It is a popular tourist attraction to this day, with beaches along the coast and the sight of “centur[y] old multi-story modules that rise up everywhere” (Newsvine). So, while it had a troubled start, La Barceloneta turned out for the better nearly three centuries after its original creation and purpose. Works Cited Newsvine, Caloz. “Barceloneta - a little history and a side-street ‘show’” Spain: The Blog:. 07 July 2007. Web. 02 October 2016.  Barceloneta Beach The 1992 Olympic Games held in Barcelona were a pivotal moment for the city and its battered Catalan nationalism. Joan Ramon Resina describes this event as a “historical threshold” for the social transformation that that had been brewing in previous decades (2008: 6). Resina talks primarily about the social implications that the games had in solidifying a cultural identity for the Catalan city that had been defeated by a long history of political attacks. The impacts that the games had on Barcelona are similar to the revival the city had in 1888 with its first Universal Exposition. The exposition served as the first occasion in the modern history of Barcelona where the city’s culture and innovative ideas were displayed on the world stage, a sort of “rite of passage” according to Resina into the big leagues of prominent world powers (2008: 7). In the instance of the 1992 Olympic Games, much like that of the exposition of 1888 yet multiplied by the introduction of technology, the infrastructures built for the games created a whirlwind of economic and cultural changes. It is estimated that $8,012,000,000 (from http://olympicstudies.uab.es/pdf/wp030_eng.pdf) went into the extravagant remodeling of Barcelona’s cityscape in order to revive the infrastructure (and subsequently the Catalan sense of national pride) in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games. Among these expenditures were 78 kilometers of new roads, the Olympic ring, parking areas, airport and hotel renovations, traffic control systems, various sports facilities and countless others (Brunet 1995: 6-7). Although the investment seems daunting, it is important to note the dramatic changes that Barcelona would quickly see in regard to employment, tourism and most importantly the overall sense of cultural pride. Much like the expansive plans of Cerdà (the architect who expertly laid out the extension from the old village of Barcelona into what is now known as the Eixample) the city officials and planners for the Olympic Games kept the future of Barcelona in their minds. By demolishing two miles of industrial eyesores along the coast of the Mediterranean, space was created for a manmade beach known as Barceloneta Beach. Not only did this space serve the many visiting athletes and spectators of the Olympic Games – it became a tourist destination for travelers around the world. On this beach stands a monument commissioned for the Olympic Games and executed by German artist Rebecca Horn. This monument, known as “L’Estel Ferit” (The Wounded Shooting Star) acknowledges the history of the Barceloneta area that had been wiped clean in order to create the beachfront. Its twisting stacked cubes made of rusted metal stand prominently over the beach and act as a monument of a recent past. The windows added to the cubes are reminiscent of an old industrial building, yet they create a sort of visual passage from the urban setting of Barcelona into the ocean – essentially the core purpose of the newly laid beachfront area. Another iconic monument that resulted from the 1992 Olympic Games is Frank Gehry’s “Fish.” This enormous fish stands as a celebratory symbol, just outside the newly constructed Hotel Arts overlooking the newly constructed Olympic marina. This monument mimics the energetic motion and sleek form of a fish, utilizing the bright Barcelona sun in order to reflect the structure’s shining gold strips. These two monuments seem to work together in order to illustrate the reinvention of Barcelona. Horn’s tower pays tribute to the “old” Barcelona (weathered metal, unorganized stacked cubes, a static façade) while Gehry’s fish does just the opposite (shining gold, sleek form, organic motion). The Barceloneta Beach destination serves as a constant reminder of the lasting impact that the 1992 Olympic Games had on the city. Barcelona has proven to be a breeding ground for innovation in the field of art and design and the new renovations made here and elsewhere for the Olympic Games proved to be no different.  Item changed by user 26 at 2017-02-06 17:46:05.Created manually by user