Park
Ciutadella Park
Passeig de Picasso, 21, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona
Landscaped park laid over a demolished military citadel, centered on a grand cascade fountain shaped by a young Gaudi.
This guide to Ciutadella Park in Barcelona begins in 1714, when King Philip V leveled a slice of the city to build Europe's largest fortress, aimed at Barcelona's own citizens. It follows the century and a half of resentment that led the army to hand back the ruins in 1869, when architect Josep Fontsere turned the site into a public park and hired a little-known architecture student, Antoni Gaudi, to help engineer its centerpiece fountain. Take a moment at the cascade itself, where Gaudi's early hydraulic work is still running.
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