When I was wandering the streets of Barcelona this weekend, I couldn't help but notice that most of the sidewalks had this symbol repeated on the tiles on them:
As I researched I found that these are symbols representing the "Ruta Del Modernisme".
The Ruta is a schedule/itinerary that guides one through the creations of the main architects of Spain: Gaudi, Domenech i Montaner, and Puid i Cadafalch.
I believe it also represents the importance placed on the art, history, and culture of Spaniards.
There are red tiles in some areas of Spain that are placed to show the main areas of the Ruta, like the one below:
I can't help but love the amazing way that Barcelona placed history and education of art in such blatant and yet subliminal way.
http://www.rutadelmodernisme.com/
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