La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Albert Einstein

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

1. Albert Einstein Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Albert Einstein
(Ulm 1879 - Princeton, Nova Jersey 1955)

Visità Barcelona i l'Escola Industrial el febrer de 1923

(English translation:)

Visited Barcelona and the Escola Industrial in February 1923.

Erected 2005 by Ajuntament de Barcelona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1923.

Location. 41° 23.336′ N, 2° 8.959′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample. It is at the intersection of Carrer del Comte d'Urgell and Carrer de Còrsega on Carrer del Comte d'Urgell. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer del Comte d'Urgell 173, Barcelona, Cataluña 08036, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Josep Samitier i Vilalta (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tete Montoliu (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Conrad Miret i Musté (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Josep M. Lopez-Pico

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(approx. one kilometer away); Carmen Laforet (approx. one kilometer away); El Taller dels Rusiñol i Clarasó / The workshop of Rusiñol and Clarasó (approx. one kilometer away); Joan Giné i Partagàs (approx. one kilometer away); Teodoro Moscoso (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . .
1. Escola Industrial de Barcelona (BarcelonaTurisme.com).

Excerpt: "Einstein visits the Escola Industrial de Barcelona - 28/2/1923

The Escola Industrial de Barcelona was one of the places Albert Einstein visited during his stay in the city....The German scientist was invited by the leaders of the Catalan Commonwealth, the Mancomunitat de Catalunya, and its then president, the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. They gave Einstein two records of Catalan folk music, after he had attended two concerts by Barcelona's sardana dance orchestra and the dance group from the New University's Students' Association."

(Submitted on May 13, 2022.)

2. Einstein’s two surreal weeks in Spain (El Pais, December 23, 2015). (Submitted on May 13, 2022.)

Albert Einstein Marker - wide view, from street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

2. Albert Einstein Marker - wide view, from street

Albert Einstein Marker - wide view, from interior passageway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

3. Albert Einstein Marker - wide view, from interior passageway

When the school entrance is closed off (as seen here), it may still be possible to enter the school grounds at the corner entrance (some 50 meters south of the marker), and then walk back up north to the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.