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Parc del Laberint d'Horta
Barcelona's oldest historical garden with an allegorical cypress maze
41.440200°N, 2.146900°E•mountain Axis
Documented Historiographical History
Begun in 1791 by Joan Antoni Desvalls, Marquess of Llupià, designed with Italian architect Domenico Bagutti. Opened to the public in 1971.
Architectural & Symbolic Reading
Divided into an 18th-century Neoclassical garden and a 19th-century Romantic woodland. Centerpiece is a formal 750-meter cypress maze with a statue of Eros.
Historical Legends & Mysteries
Designed as an allegorical journey through classical mythology, featuring temples dedicated to Danaë and Ariadne, and the Grotto of the Nymph Egeria.
Related Tags:#Laberint d'Horta#Cypress Maze#Neoclassical Garden#Eros Statue#Romantic
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