The Barcelona Botanical Gardens are located on a gentle slope in
Montjuïc Park and offer a different walk for every season of the year, through the vegetation from the five regions of the world with a Mediterranean climate.
Relics of the exhibition can still be seen today in the Parc de la Ciutadella, with buildings such as the
Castell dels Tres Dragons, which occupies the original restaurant designed for the exhibition by
Domènech i Montaner, the waterfall and lake, designed by Fontseré, and the beautiful plant house, the
Umbracle, and glass house, the
Hivernacle.
Barcelona Zoo has stood on the other side of the park since 1892. The
Catalan Parliament stands in the parade ground, in the former military arsenal of the citadel. Nearby, you can see a replica of
Josep Llimona"s beautiful sculpture "
El desconsol" (Distress), which is one of the most important pieces of public art in the park.
There is no doubt that this park is the green jewel of the Horta and Guinardó district. It was designed in 1792 by the Italian engineer Domenico Bagutti, as an initiative of the owner of the estate Joan Desvalls, the Marquis of Llupià and Alfarràs.
Gaudí better encapsulates the complete and perfect harmony of nature and architecture than Barcelona"s
Park Güell. Initially designed as an English-style garden-city – hence the name Park – it eventually became Barcelona"s most unusual public park.
