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| It occupies a hill of 213 meters of altitude in which in the occasion of the Exhibition of 1929 to great buildings and gardens were constructed. In the seat of Spain, two great towers mark to the beginning of the Mª avenue Cristina, flanked of buildings that are used for week exhibitions. At the end of the avenue the magical source, a spectacle of light is raised and water designed by Buigas in 1929. |
Located in National Palau, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, keeps one of the collections of Romanesque art more important than the world. Another important museum located in Montjuic is the Archéologuique Museum, which exposes parts which go from prehistory to the time visigótica. Underline the discoveries Greek and Roman, platería will íbera etc.
The Foundation Joan Miró, cabin of the temporary exposures and are center of studies of contemporary art.
In the enclosure of the Spanish People one sees a reproduction of some of the most significant buildings that Spanish architecture. It is currently a center of leisure with bars, restaurants, discotheques and centers of craft industry.
The top of the hill is occupied by the Castle of Montjuic, a construction of the century XVIII for which one has had beautiful sights of the city and port. The current castle was built on the ruins of that destroyed by Felipe V in 1705. Currently cabin a military museum, with an invaluable collection old weapons.
The whole of works carried out for the Olympic Games from 92 includes the reorganization of the old stage, Palau Sant Jordi, the covered steel stage and the crystal of the architect Arata Isozaki and the swimming pools of Ricardo Bofill. |
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Montjuic - Plaza España
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Montjuic - Palau Nacional
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Montjuic - Fundación Joan Miró
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Montjuic - Estadio Olímpico
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