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Montjuïc is a true museum in the open air where more of a hundred of sculptures from different ages coexist, by different authors and of different styles and subjects, both made of metal and stone. Furthermore, there are examples of visual poetry (at Joan Brossa Garden) or mosaics (at Mirador de l’Alcalde, by Tharrats). At Montjuïc, the artistic works go in perfect harmony with the beauty of the environment, to which the hill is an open window.

La Terra Frederic Marès

Mirador del Palau Nacional, Montjuïc

Jrdin Joan Maragall Aiguadora by Louis Sauvegeau

Jrdin Joan Maragall Aiguadora by Louis Sauvegeau

Jrdin Joan Maragall La Tardor (Joan Borrell)

Jardins Joan Maragall Dona ajaguda, 1970 by Enric Monjo

Sculptures in gardens of Palauet Albéniz Dona ajaguda. Sculptor Enric Monjo (1970)

Noia amb casquet de

bany, (1970), de Marifé Tey

Dona ajaguda. Sculptor Enric Monjo (1970)

"Nu a l'estany” Antoni

Casamor d'Espona

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Alegoría a la SardanaErnest Maragall i Noble, 1965

Alegoría a la SardanaErnest Maragall i Noble, 1965

Sculptures in gardens of Palauet AlbénizEstela pels Drets Humans (Sculpture for the human rights) Jean-Pierre Raynaud, 1990

Cycas revoluta, is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan. It is one of several species used for the production of sago, as well as an ornamental plant

Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central America, South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and the Bahamas

Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay.

In 1990, the Joan Miró Foundation and Barcelona City hall planned to make a garden with contemporary sculptures in an open air area as an extension of Miró Foundation. At that time the town had the campaign "Barcelona posa’t guapa": Barcelona, look nice!

Tom Carr’s Obelisk of nearly 12 feet high was

placed in the Jardí de les Escultures

Jardí de les Escultures de Barcelona Enric Pladevall Gran fus,1988

The shepherd Manelic, the character of the XIX century play “Terra Baixa”, written by a well-known Catalan playwright, Angel Guimerà.

Manelic, 1909 by Josep Monserrat i Portella (1860-1923)

Manelic and Angel Guimerà, 1915

Manelic, 1909 by Josep Monserrat i Portella. Detail

Nerium oleander (Adelfa, baladre)

Palau Sant Jordi is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex. It was opened in 1990 and designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and the maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,000 for basketball, and 24,000 for musical events. The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Nowadays, it is used for all kinds of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility

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Font de Ceres (Ceres fountain), 1825 by Celdoni Foixà

Josep Llimona Bruguera - Equestrian statue of Saint George

Saint George on horseback, 1924 Josep Llimona i Bruguera (1864 - 1934)

Plaça de Sant Jordi (Montjuïc)

Plaça de Sant Jordi (Montjuïc)

La Sardana, de Josep Cañas, Montjuïc, Barcelona

The Catalan national dance is the sardana. It is performed at festivals and other special occasions throughout the country. Dancers form a circle, holding their clasped hands high in the air. Short, quiet steps alternate with longer, bouncy ones. The bands that play music for the sardana are called coblas. They consist of the flabiol, a three-holed flute that is played with one hand while the player beats a small, elbow drum called a tabal; woodwind instruments called tenoras and tibles; the brass trompeta, fiscorn, and trombó; and the contrabaix, or double bass. A regular sardana session, or audació, consists of half a dozen dances, each lasting about ten minutes. Marathon sessions called aplecs, however, include twenty-four dances played by three or four different coblas and last all day. Group singing is very popular among Catalans, and many belong to traditional Catalan choirs.

Text: InternetPictures: Internet & Liliana MelencoviciCopyrights of the photos belong to each photographer

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Sound: Marina Rossell - Montañas del Canigó