Round 3: Tossup 18

In this city, an 1888 “Universal Exposition” led to the creation of its Castle of the Three Dragons. This city’s Block of Discord (10[1])includes a building with a roof reminiscent of a dragon’s back (10[1])nicknamed the House of Bones. In this city, 86 Doric columns support a Greek theater at the top of a staircase featuring an example of trencadis (“trung-kuh-DEES”), a multicolored mosaic salamander. (10[1])That park in this city, like pavilions that featured a wrought-iron dragon gate, is named for Eusebi Güell (“oh-ZEH-bee GWAIL”). This (10[1])city hosts an unfinished structure intended to have 18 towers that (-5[1])was primarily (-5[1])designed (10[1])by (10[1])Antoni Gaudí (“gow-DEE”). For 10 points, the Sagrada Família basilica (10[1])is located in what largest Catalonian city? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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