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Tibidabo
At 542m (1778ft), Tibidabo is the highest hill
in the wooded range that forms the backdrop to the city. If the
air's clear, it's a great place for views over Barcelona. The
locals come up here for some thrills at the amusement park Parc
d'Atraccions (Amusement Park), which has rides and a house of
horrors. As hair-raising as anything at the Parc, however, is
the glass lift that goes 115m (126yd) up to a visitors' observation
area at Torre de Collserola telecommunications tower. The more
sedate can find solace in Temple del Sagrat Cor, Barcelona's answer
to Paris' Sacré Coeur; it's even more vilified by aesthetes than
its Paris equivalent. Looming above Tibidabo's funicular station,
it is actually two churches, one on top of the other. The top
one is surmounted by a giant Christ and has a lift to the roof.
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