Black and Yellow

Did you know that all taxis in Barcelona - black and yellow? And why?

It was decided that all taxis will be black-and-yellow, by special order of the City Hall, which was published in 1926.

Incidentally, according to the Catalan symbolism, black is the color of mourning, and yellow - the color of shame. So taxis in Barcelona carry on themselves mourning and shame.

These two colors were chosen for the memory of Gaudi. Antonio Gaudi died in the same city, which he built himself: if there would be no Gaudi - there would not be Barcelona as now.

For its worldwide fame Barcelona owes to its wonderful architect who built the houses without fancy design engineers, without blueprints, without calculation and without a plan.

On the 7th of June, in 1926 Antonio Gaudi, as usual, was walking around the city. He was seventy- four years old and he was very badly dressed on that day. And the old Gaudi did not notice the iron monster- the tram.

Neither trooper did not budge, no car driver stopped to help him and drop to the hospital - it was obvious that the old man could not pay for the trip, so he was taken to a hospital for the poor people by Barcelona guards.

Three days the city, knocking down, searching for their Gaudi – yet nobody thought to look for him in the hospital for the poor people, where he died without regaining consciousness.

And then Barcelona City Hall ordered all cabbies and taxi drivers throughout the city, now and forever to wear a color of mourning for the great Gaudi and color of shame of human callousness.

Written by: Akerke Makhanova