Parque de Joan Miró
| Parque de Joan Miró | |
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.jpg) Parque de Joan Miró. | |
  Location of the park | |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°22′40″N 2°08′54″E / 41.37778°N 2.14833°E |
| Area | 4,71 ha |
| Established | 1983 |
| Operated by | City Council of Barcelona |
The Parque de Joan Miró (in Catalan: Parc de Joan Miró) is located in the Ensanche of Barcelona, near the Plaza de España, from which it is separated by the Las Arenas bullring (which is now a shopping center).
History
[edit]It was formerly known as Parque del Matadero (in Catalan: Parc de l'Escorxador), because the old Matadero Municipal was located on its land. The project was the work of architects Antoni Solanas, Màrius Quintana, Beth Galí and Andreu Arriola, and was inaugurated on May 12, 1983.[1] In 2006, a remodeling was carried out by Beth Galí, Jaume Benavent, Andrés Rodríguez and Rüdiger Würth, in which an underground parking lot and water tank were built, and the roof was adapted as a green area.[2] The name of the park is in recognition of the surrealist painter Joan Miró. The most prominent element of the park is the sculpture by Joan Miró, titled Mujer y pájaro (Woman and Bird).[citation needed]
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Further reading
[edit]- Viladevall-Palaus, Ignasi (2004). «Cincuenta parques, más dos». Cuadernos Cívicos La Vanguardia (Barcelona: La Vanguardia Ediciones) (3).
References
[edit]- ^ Gabancho, Patrícia (2000). Guía. Parques y jardines de Barcelona. Barcelona: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Imatge i Producció Editorial. ISBN 84-7609-935-5, pp.70-71
- ^ Sánchez Vidiella, Àlex; Zamora Mola, Francesc (2011). Paisatgisme urbà. Barcelona (en catalán). Barcelona: Ajuntament de Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-9850-355-5, p. 46
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