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El parc de l’Espanya Industrial
Download date: 10/04/2024
En obres fins al juny del 2024. Les obres consistiran en ampliar la zona infantil, que inclourà elements de joc inclusius, i la zona d’esbarjo de gossos, que es traslladarà a un altre emplaçament. També s’hi inclourà un gran espai per a diferents activitats a l’aire lliure, una àrea d’elements de cal·listènia i una nova pista esportiva multifuncional. A més, s’arranjarà la zona de petanca, s’hi col·locarà nou mobiliari urbà i també s’actuarà a l’espai del ping pong amb una millor funcionalitat de l’espai de joc.
No es preveu tancar en cap moment el conjunt del parc, sinó només les zones on s’estigui treballant a cada moment, per fases.
Inspired by the four natural elements, Parc de l’Espanya Industrial has transformed the site of a former factory into a green space in the heart of the Sants neighbourhood.
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Natural spaces
A park dedicated to nature
Next to the Sants train station lies one of the city’s most surprising green spaces: Parc de l’Espanya Industrial. Its impressive nine lighthouse towers act as beacons drawingattention to it from far away. The park extends along a terraced area with concrete steps that lead down to a large artificial lake. Here, a prominent statue of Neptune by Manuel Fluxà stands guard over the water, which is one of the four elements that inspired the park, along with earth, fire and air. An enormous dragon by the Basque sculptor Andrés Nagel watches over the area and tempts children and adults to climb onto its back for an enjoyable way to take in the surroundings. Beyond the lake, willows, oaks, plane trees and cypresses make the park a bucolic landscape that is ideal for reading, picnicking or just relaxing.
Building on the past
Designed by architects Luis Peña Ganchegui, Antón Pagola and Montserrat Ruiz in 1985,the park is a modern space that stands on land that used to belong to the country’s leading cotton company, l’Espanya Industrial, which gives the park its name. The factory that stood there from the middle of the nineteenth century (commonly known as El Vapor Nou) was extremely important for the neighbourhood, as it provided work for 2,500 people in 1880 and remained operational until 1972. Some of the old factory facilities are now used for social purposes, such as the Casa del Mig youth information centre.
Location and contact
Location and contact
El parc de l’Espanya Industrial
- Address:
- Carrer de Muntadas, 1
- Districte:
- Sants-Montjuïc
- Neighborhood:
- Sants
- City:
- Barcelona
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- Phone number
- 010 (Tel.)
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- Links
- Web: https://link.bcn.cat/cPdlI
Timetable and prices
Timetable
Period | Dies | Hores | |
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de l'1 de novembre al 31 de març |
De dilluns a divendres | de 10:00 h a 24:00 h | |
dissabtes i diumenges | de 10:00 h a 23:00 h | ||
de l'1 d'abril al 31 d'octubre |
De dilluns a divendres | de 10:00 h a 24:00 h | |
dissabtes i diumenges | de 10:00 h a 23:00 h |
Observacions
Accessos: Espanya Industrial/Pl Joan Peiró/Pl Països Catalans/Muntadas.
Arquitectes: Luis Peña Ganchegui i Francesc Rius
Escultors: Antoni Alsina, Anthony Caro, Enric Casanovas, AndrésNagel, Pablo Palazuelo i Josep Pérez "Peresejo".
Construcció: 1982-1985
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