
NODE-28 • parks1888 - Present
Parc de la Ciutadella
Lush 17-hectare central park featuring a monumental fountain co-designed by Gaudí
41.388200°N, 2.187300°E•city Axis
Documented Historiographical History
Built over the demolished 18th-century military citadel of Philip V, designed by Josep Fontserè for the 1888 Universal Exposition.
Architectural & Symbolic Reading
Centered around the Monumental Cascade fountain created with a young student named Antoni Gaudí, who engineered the hydraulic pumps and decorative medallions.
Historical Legends & Mysteries
Features the life-sized stone Mammoth sculpture created in 1907 by Miquel Dalmau and a boating lake shaded by weeping willows.
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