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Escultures de la Plaça de Catalunya

Barcelona, Italy

Escultures de la Plaça de Catalunya

The set of sculptures in the Plaça de Catalunya was created between 1927 and 1929 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. The Catalonia Square (in Catalan: Plaça de Catalunya) is one of the main centers of Barcelona, and is located in the Eixample district, at the confluence between the Ram

bla de Canaletas, the carrer de Pelai, the ronda de la Universitat, the Rambla de Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia, Ronda de Sant Pere, Fontanella street and Portal de l'Àngel. It has an area of 5 hectares. Plaça de Catalunya began to be urbanized in 1902, although the high point of the works took place in the 1920s, with a view to the celebration of the International Exposition. In 1927 a public competition was organized to decorate the square, in which it was decided to install 28 sculptures by artists such as Eusebi Arnau, Joan Borrell, Enric Casanovas, Josep Clarà, Josep Dunyach, Jaume Duran, Pablo Gargallo, Josep Llimona, Frederic Marès, Enric Monjo, Vicenç Navarro, Llucià Oslé, Miquel Oslé, Jaume Otero, Antonio Parera, Josep Tenas and Josep Viladomat. This ensemble is one of the largest in Barcelona in terms of public art, and is an authentic open-air sculpture museum.

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