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Barcelona's Best Summer Rooftop Bars: Sip Sky-High History

1. The Scarred Sanctuary View

Hotel Neri, Spain

The pockmarked facade of the church on Plaça Sant Felip Neri, visible from this rooftop, bears the indelible scars of a devastating Civil War bombing.

2. From Loom to Luxury

Yurbban Trafalgar Hotel, Spain

The very building housing this vibrant rooftop was once a bustling textile factory, a cornerstone of Barcelona's industrial might.

3. Colonial Trade & Grandeur

Hotel 1898, Spain

This grand building overlooking Las Ramblas was originally the headquarters for the General Tobacco Company of the Philippines, a testament to Spain's colonial past.

4. Modernisme's Concrete Innovation

Hotel Casa Fuster, Spain

This iconic Modernista masterpiece, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, was groundbreaking for its era, being one of the first buildings in Barcelona to extensively use reinforced concrete.

5. Above the Razed City

H10 Cubik, Spain

The broad avenue of Via Laietana below was dramatically created in the early 20th century by literally razing an entire medieval neighborhood.

6. The Jewish Mountain Vista

Hotel Brummell, Spain

Perched in Poble Sec, this rooftop offers views towards Montjuïc, a hill whose name translates to 'Jewish Mountain', once home to a significant Jewish cemetery.

7. Layers of Roman Barcino

Kimpton Vividora Hotel, Spain

The very ground beneath your feet in Ciutat Vella still holds remnants of ancient Roman Barcino, particularly its old city walls that ran close by.

8. The Department Store Palace

Ohla Barcelona, Spain

The striking neo-classical façade incorporated into the modern Ohla Barcelona building once belonged to 'Can Damians,' the city's first grand department store.

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