About Barcelona Spain » ciudadella http://www.debarcelona.org About De Barcelona, Fc Barcelona, Tips for Sightseeing, Bars and Clubs, travel information, advice, hotels, reviews and more. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:22:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Park de la Ciudadella http://www.debarcelona.org/park-de-la-ciudadella.html http://www.debarcelona.org/park-de-la-ciudadella.html#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:11 +0000 admin http://www.debarcelona.org/park-de-la-ciudadella.html Continue reading →]]> This esplanade is anchored in the Barri Gotic, and you can acquisition abounding huge, important museums of art and culture, and alike a abundant basin area you can hire boats. This was originally a breastwork fabricated in the appearance of a star, congenital for King Felipe V in 1715. But afterwards an 18 ages seige the breastwork fell, and afterwards a while it was a hated attribute of abuse for the locals. Under the Napoleonic administration it was acclimated as a prison. General Prim destroyed the Citadel in 1878, and a bronze was erected to him on the spot. Now this is a accessible garden and exhibition space. You can acquisition palaces of archetypal Spanish architectonics abounding with art here. In 1888 the esplanade was acclimated for the Universal Exhibition and abounding of the admirable barrio were complete for that. The area and fountains were additionally advised in that time, partly by a actual adolescent Gaudí.

Park de la Ciudadella                     Park de la Ciudadella
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How to go: Metro: Line 1 (Arc de Triomf) and Line 4. (Barceloneta or Ciutadella).

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