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El Polvorí (the Arsenal)

Download date: 10/04/2024

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The Polvorí and Cos de la Guàrdia buildings were part of Montjuïc Castle. They were built not long after Barcelona surrendered to Philip V’s troops in the 18th century.

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Constructed in the 18th century under the Bourbons, the building is located on Montjuïc’s western slope , having once provided the storage space for the gunpowder required by Montjuïc castle. The building was destroyed by Napoleon’s army during its retreat in the 19th century and rebuilt in 1849, in its original form. The building is rectangular in area, with buttressed walls and a gable roof supported by six columns. The date 1733 appears engraved above the arch of the main door and below a Bourbonic shield. The guard house stands on one side, defended by a wall and a watch tower. After years of being unused and abandoned, it was renovated in 2005 and transferred to the Teatro de los Sentidos (Theatre of the Senses).

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Location and contact

El Polvorí (the Arsenal)

Address:
C Segura, 34
Districte:
Sants-Montjuïc
Neighborhood:
la Marina de Port
City:
Barcelona
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El Polvorí i el cos de guàrdia formaven part del Castell de Montjuïc. Els dos edificis estan a una distància d'uns 300 m i estaven enllaçats per una muralla. Va ser construït poc després de la rendició de Barcelona a les tropes de Felip V. El polvorí és una construcció de planta rectangular amb una superfície estimada d'uns 600 m2, formada per arcs dobles i arc central, parets de pedra i coberta de teula a quatre vessants, envoltada d'un pas exterior i tancada per una muralla amb espitlleres. El cos de guàrdia estava format per una nau interior, de parets de pedra i coberta de teula a quatre vessants, i un porxo format per arcs. A l'igual que el magatzem de pólvora, estava emmurallat.

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