The Arc de Triomphe Barcelona, Spain
Category
Architectural monuments
Address
Passeig de Lluís Companys, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
How to get
Buses 39-42, 51,141 will take you directly to the Arc de Triomphe if you get off at the Pg de Lluís Companys Arc de Triomf stop; By metro – to the station of the same name.
The Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona was not built to welcome Spanish troops returning home after another campaign. It was built specifically for the 1888 World's Fair as the main entrance to the territory of the EXPO.
The arch was designed by Josepe Vilaseke, who created a truly monumental 30-meter structure that amazed visitors to the city in the century before last and continues to greet tourists today. However, if earlier guests passed through the arch to the exhibition halls, now the Triumphal Arch serves as the entrance to the Citadel Park.
The arch is built of red brick in neo-Moorish style and decorated with several sculptures. On the side of Pasech de San Joan Boulevard, the frieze of the arch is decorated with the composition "Barcelona welcomes the nation", on the opposite side – "Reward". The sides of the arch are decorated with works entitled "Allegories of Agriculture and Industry" and "Trade and Art".
