Wide-angle view of Barcelona’s suburbs and the Tibidabo Theme Park, Bottom right, the Vintage Avio plane ride is in operation
Wide-angle view of Barcelona’s suburbs and the Tibidabo Theme Park, Bottom right, the Vintage Avio plane ride is in operation. Tibidabo is a mountain overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 meters it is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it affords spectacular views over the city and the surrounding coastline. There is an amusement park, a telecommunications tower (Torre de Collserola), and a Catholic church, the Temple de Sagrat Cor, at the top, all of which are visible from most of the city. Designed by Enric Sagnier, the church took 60 years to construct and is topped by a sculpture of the Sacred Heart by Josep Miret Llopart. The Amusement park is the oldest in Barcelona and retains most of the original rides, some of which date to the turn of the 20th century. The park features in the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Tibidabo can be reached by a funicular railway, by bus, and by car. The railway, built in 1901, was the first of its kind in Spain. Histort of Tibadabo: The Plane This was the last great work of Dr Andreu and is perhaps the most emblematic ride in the Park. In the words of the marketing announcement back in 1928, "It transports you like a giant bird over an amazing backdrop, and you will feel as if you were flying in a (real) plane." Built in the Estrada workshops in Sarria (Barcelona), and planned by the Fath engineers under the management of Marià Rubió, it is a replica of the first aircraft that flew the Barcelona-Madrid route. Interestingly, it is powered by its own propeller and inside it still preserves some of original parts from the period, such as those from the 1933 radio-telephone station.
Size: 4064px × 2704px
Location: Sagrat Cor, Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1928, avio, barcelona, panorama, plane, ride, vintage, wide-angle
