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Xavi Pascual

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Born in Madrid, Spain. I used to teach English. FC Barcelona supporter. I write songs. Former half marathon runner turned avid power-walker.
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Isabella

Madrid, Spain

Jaume Plensa's Isabella

Mini version of the massive Isabella head

Museo Quirófano de Fisiología Juan Negrín

Madrid, Spain

Museo Quirófano de Fisiología Juan Negrín

This museum reconstructs the original operating room for laboratory animals from 1934-1950

The Harrowing of Hell

Bristol City, England

The Harrowing of Hell

During a fire in 1831, this remarkable piece of Anglo-Saxon stonework used as a coffin lid was discovered beneath the Chapter House floor of Bristol Cathedral

Bullet Hole in the Clock at the Government Palace

Guadalajara, Mexico

Bullet Hole in the Clock at the Government Palace

For over 100 years, this souvenir of the Mexican Revolution has been kept on the clock of the Government Palace in Guadalajara, well, sort of

Pilon's Street

Tarragona, Spain

Pilon's Street

Arguably the most striking example of street art in Tarragona

Museo Chicote

Madrid, Spain

Museo Chicote

Emblematic Madrid bar founded in the 1930s that is a testament to times gone by

Solar de Samaniego Wine Cathedral

Laguardia, Spain

Solar de Samaniego Wine Cathedral

Once a forgotten corner of a winery, this space was transformed into a striking example of contemporary muralism when Australian artist Guido van Helten was invited to reimagine it

King Jaume I Mausoleum

Tarragona, Spain

King Jaume I Mausoleum

Modernist funerary masterpiece

Mercat Central Automatons

Tarragona, Spain

Mercat Central Automatons

Twice a day, the Tarragona Central Market carousel displays a set of characters that are true icons of the local Santa Tecla festivities

 inscripted stone

Tarragona, Spain

Tiny Sculptures of El Serrallo

These humble figures are a quiet tribute to the bodies and the souls of the neighbors of El Serrallo, Tarragona, so closely linked to the sea

Rellotge Vell (Old Clock)

Tarragona, Spain

Rellotge Vell (Old Clock)

This 16th-century cathedral clock was recently repaired after centuries of neglect

As Dúas Marías

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

As Dúas Marías

Small-town scandal, transformed into timeless pop art

The Head of the Architect

Quintanar de la Orden, Spain

The Head of the Architect

The bearded, helmeted head carved into this church tower may represent one of the architects who built it

The Mauretania Sign

Bristol City, England

The Mauretania Sign

Installed in 1938, this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol

Romanesque Crucifix of Don Fernando and Doña Sancha

Madrid, Spain

Romanesque Crucifix of Don Fernando and Doña Sancha

Crafted in the royal workshop of Saint Isidoro of León, in 1063, this is the first medieval Hispanic crucifix featuring the image of Christ

Temple Ornament

Bath, England

Temple Ornament

This limestone Temple Ornament was created from the relics of St. Mary's Chapel

El Farolero

Madrid, Spain

El Farolero

This sculpture is a reminder of the old lamplighters of Madrid, a profession that is now extinct

Real Cerca de Felipe IV

Madrid, Spain

Real Cerca de Felipe IV

The remains of this old Madrid wall are attached to a fire station

Semi-Sunken Dog Mural

Madrid, Spain

Semi-Sunken Dog Mural

The neighbors of this building, near Goya's former Madrid home, commissioned this famous painting as a tribute to the Spanish artist

Rabassats Iberian site

Nulles, Spain

Rabassats Iberian Site

The Iberian site of Rabassats was a small rural community dedicated to farming and storing grain

Travesía del Biombo

Madrid, Spain

Travesía del Biombo

At only 14.25 meters long, Travesía del Biombo is the shortest street in Madrid

Scissor Arches

Wells, England

Scissor Arches

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

Fonda del Tozal

Teruel, Spain

Fonda del Tozal

The oldest inn in Spain

Molino Gregorio Prieto

Valdepeñas, Spain

Molino Gregorio Prieto

The biggest windmill in the world

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