FORMAT: Download - After purchase you will be emailed a link to download the file onto your device

Barcelona, capital of Catalunya; an empire which once straddled the Pyrenees and ruled the trading routes of the Mediterranean. A proud nation with its own language, customs and traditions, all forged by a fierce democratic history. And it’s all reflected in its striking, expressionistic architecture engineered by some of the greatest builders known to man. Foremost amongst them, one Antoni Cornet i Gaudí.

In this programme, Architectural Historian Julian Davidson charts the liberal history of this remarkable Catalunyan city by exploring its buildings. And what buildings! For this was a city transformed by the merchant riches of the Middle ages, accrued by an expansive sea trade which led to the construction of resplendent Gothic palaces and gravity-defying churches. When Barcelona fell under the heel of its Aragonese neighbours in the ensuing centuries, it found its feet again with Spain’s conquest of the Americas. Industrialists moneyed by their profitable trans-Atlantic trading became the new Gothic princes of yesteryear. They invested in new mansions designed by a group of ‘modernista’ architects who flew the Catalan flag during a belated 19TH century renaissance - Antoni Gaudí, Domanech i Montaner and Puig i Cadalfach, who between them, produced edifices of breathtaking imagination and splendour. As Julian Davison points out, they paved the way to the creation of a metropolis unlike any other in the world.

Runtime: 26 minutes
FORMAT: H.264 MP4 *Plays on Roku, AppleTV, Playstation, Xbox, Chromecast, Mac, PC, Cell Phone, or Tablet

Pilot Productions has licenced this download for private home use only. Any unauthorised copying, editing, exhibiting, renting, lending, public performance, diffusion and/or broadcast of this episode, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited.

To those who might wish to share or "torrent" these shows for free:
Please remember we are not some huge, anonymous conglomerate. We are a small independent company making travel adventure films that we hope you love watching as much as we do making them. Every time you buy a video from us you are supporting the filmmakers who created all the films on this site. Your support keeps us going, and we couldn't do it without you. We can't stop you from copying or torrenting; all we can do is politely request that you enjoy the show, and let other people find it in the same way. Thanks!