Hivernacle del Parc de la Ciutadella
Cast-iron and glass Victorian greenhouse with three naves, reopened after decades of decay.
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This guide to the Hivernacle in Barcelona's Parc de la Ciutadella follows a Victorian glass-and-iron hall built for the 1888 Universal Exposition, and its odd early fate: designed to grow tropical plants, it opened instead to speeches and champagne. You'll trace its slide into a restaurant, then storage, then civil-war damage, and the string of stalled restoration attempts across the 20th century. Note the arched windows and ironwork by Alexandre de Riquer as you look up.
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