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Tibidabo

Hill in Barcelona, Spain

Field	Value
name	Tibidabo
photo	Temple del Sagrat Cor vist des de la Talaia del Tibidabo.JPG
photo_size	285
photo_caption	Sagrat Cor church, atop the hill
elevation_m	512
map	Spain Barcelona
map_caption	Location in Barcelona
location	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
range	Serra de Collserola
coordinates
easiest_route	Tibidabo funicular railway

Tibidabo () is a hill overlooking Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 512 m, it is the tallest hill in the Serra de Collserola. Rising sharply to the north-west, it has views over the city and the surrounding coastline.

The summit of the hill is occupied by the Sagrat Cor church and adjacent Tibidabo Amusement Park. The Torre de Collserola telecommunications tower is a short walk away. All three are prominently visible from most of the city of Barcelona. Designed by Enric Sagnier, the church was started in 1902 and took 60 years to complete. It is topped by a sculpture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Josep Miret Llopart.

Tibidabo can be reached by road or via the Tibidabo Funicular, which was the first of its kind in Spain, and by the Tramvia Blau. Funicular operations recommenced in June 2021 after modernisation, however the tramway remains out of service. Replacement bus TC2 connects Tibidabo with Avinguda de Tibidabo Metro station. The Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona minibus service 111 connects it to Vallvidrera village and the upper station of the Vallvidrera funicular.

Origin of the name

"…et dixit illi haec tibi omnia dabo si cadens adoraveris me" – "And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9);
"…et ait ei tibi dabo potestatem hanc universam et gloriam illorum quia mihi tradita sunt et cui volo do illa" – "All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it" (Luke 4:6).

This phrase, meaning I will give to you, was said to Jesus by the devil as they looked down from an exceedingly high mountain upon all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them. The name of Barcelona's hill thus refers to the popular tradition that it was in fact the exceedingly high mountain itself. The phrase Tibi dabo forms part of the inscription in the central dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, although in that case it was drawn from Jesus' words to St. Peter in Matthew 16:19.

Panorama

References

[http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen/fullscreen33.html Panoramic QTVR view from Tibidabo]
"Tramvia Blau – Vintage Barcelona tram {{!}} Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona".
"Number 111 – Tibidabo". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona.
[http://www.drbo.org/lvb/chapter/47004.htm Latin Vulgate Bible, Gospel According to Saint Matthew Chapter 4]
[http://www.drbo.org/lvb/chapter/49004.htm Latin Vulgate Bible, Gospel According to Saint Luke Chapter 4]

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