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Plaça d'Espanya (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈplasə ðəsˈpaɲə]; English: Plaza of Spain) is one of Barcelona's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, held at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district.

Features

One of the city's biggest squares, it is the junction of several major thoroughfares: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Avinguda del Paral·lel, Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Tarragona, and leads to the Palau Nacional through Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, which houses one of Catalonia's finest museums, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC). It was designed by Josep Amargós. The fountain at the centre of the square was designed by Josep Maria Jujol, a collaborator of Antoni Gaudí, while Miquel Blay designed the statues. The buildings were designed by Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí.

Venetian Towers - they are 47 m (154 ft) tall and lead the way to the MNAC via Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, an avenue commonly used to host trade fairs.
Fira de Barcelona
Parc de Joan Miró - previously known as Parc de l'Escorxador (Abattoir Park), it is nowadays named after the Catalan painter Joan Miró, whose 22-metre-tall statue Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) can be seen in one of its corners.
Arenas de Barcelona, a bullring - It was built in 1900 in the Moorish Revival style and has been converted into a shopping center.

History

The square was built on a site that had been previously used for public hangings, until the creation of the now demolished Ciutadella fortress in 1715, where the gallows were moved. It was designed in 1915 and built in 1929 so that it could be ready to host the 1929 Universal Exposition. The square has been in public use since then.

Transport

Plaça d'Espanya is also a major transport hub that serves most parts of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Metro

Espanya (L1, L3, L8)

Bus

Line 7 Diagonal Mar - Maria Cristina
Line 9 Pl. Catalunya - Pg. Zona Franca
Line 13 Mercat de St. Antoni - Can Clos
Line 23 Pl. Espanya - Parc Logístic
Line 27 Pl. Espanya - Roquetes
Line 30 Pl. Espanya - Sarrià
Line 34 Sarrià - Virrei Amat
Line 36 Paral·lel - -Can Drago
Line 37 Hospital Cínic - Zona Franca
Line 43 Les Corts - Sant Adrià
Line 46 Pl. Espanya - Aeroport
Line 50 Montjuïc - Trinitat Nova
Line 56 Collblanc - Besòs / Verneda
Line 57 Barcelona (Pg. Marítim) - Cornellà (Estació busos)
Line 61 Poble Sec - Parc de Montjuïc
Line 68 Poble Sec - Parc de Montjuïc
Line 79 Pl. Espanya - Av. Carrilet (M)
Line 80 Barcelona (Pl. Espanya) - Gavà (Av. Joan Carles II)
Line 81 Barcelona (Pl. Espanya) - Gavà (Av. Joan Carles II)
Line 91 Rambles - Bordeta
Line 153 Barcelona - Cornellà
Line 157 Pg. Marítm - Sant Joan Despí
Line 193 Pl. Espanya - C. Montjuïc

Night bus

Line N0 Pl. Portal de la Pau - Pl. Portal de la Pau
Line N1 Zona Franca (Mercabarna) - Pl. Catalunya - Roquetes (Aiguablava)
Line N2 Hospitalet (Av. Carrilet) - Badalona (Via Augusta)
Line N14 Barcelona (Rda. Universitat) - Castelldefels (Centre Vila)
Line N15 Barcelona (Pl. Portal de la Pau) - Sant Joan Despí (Rbla. Josep Maria Jujol)
Line N16 Barcelona (Rda. Universitat) - Castelldefels (Bellamar)
Line N17 Pl. Catalunya - Aeroport

Train

Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

Metro del Baix Llobregat

R5/R50 Manresa-Baixador
R6/R60 Igualada
S3 Can Ros
S4 Olesa de Montserrat
S8 Martorell-Enllaç
S9 Quatre Camins
L8 Molí Nou

External links

41°22′30″N 2°08′56″E / 41.375°N 2.149°E / 41.375; 2.149

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+{{Short description|Square in Barcelona, Spain}}
-:''This article is about the square in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. For other similarly named squares, see [[Plaza de España]].''
+{{about|the square in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]|other similarly named squares|Plaza de España (disambiguation)}}
 [[File:Plaça Espanya.jpg|thumb|260px|Plaça d'Espanya]]
-[[File:Placa d'espanya arenas de barcelona.jpg|thumb|260px|Plaça d'Espanya with the Les Arenes bullring]]
+[[File:Placa d'espanya arenas de barcelona.jpg|thumb|260px|Plaça d'Espanya with the [[Plaza de toros de las Arenas]]]]
 [[File:Placa d'espanya venetian towers.jpg|thumb|260px|The Venetian towers]]
 [[File:La Merce Placa Espanya.jpg|thumb|260px|Celebrating [[La Merce]] with a great fireworks show.]]
-'''Plaça d'Espanya''' ({{IPA-ca|ˈpɫasə ðəsˈpaɲə}}), also known as '''Plaza de España''' in Spanish, is one of [[Barcelona]]'s most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 [[International Exhibition]], held  at the foot of [[Montjuïc]], in the [[Sants-Montjuïc]] district.
+'''Plaça d'Espanya''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈplasə ðəsˈpaɲə}}; {{langx|en|'''Plaza of Spain'''}}) is one of [[Barcelona]]'s most important squares, built on the occasion of the [[1929 Barcelona International Exposition]], held at the foot of [[Montjuïc]], in the [[Sants-Montjuïc]] district.
 ==Features==
-One of the city's biggest squares, it is the junction of several major thoroughfares: [[Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes]],  [[Avinguda del Paral·lel]],  [[Carrer de la Creu Coberta]] and [[Carrer de Tarragona]], and leads to the [[Palau Nacional]] through [[Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina]], which houses one of Catalonia's finest museums, the [[Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya|Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)]]. It was designed by [[Josep Amargós]]. The fountain at the centre of the square was designed by [[Josep Maria Jujol]], a collaborator of [[Antoni Gaudí]], while [[Miquel Blay]] designed the statues. The buildings were designed by [[Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí]].
+One of the city's biggest squares, it is the junction of several major thoroughfares: [[Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes]], [[Avinguda del Paral·lel]], [[Carrer de la Creu Coberta]] and [[Carrer de Tarragona]], and leads to the [[Palau Nacional]] through [[Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina]], which houses one of Catalonia's finest museums, the {{Lang|ca|[[Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya]]|italic=no}} (MNAC). It was designed by [[Josep Amargós]]. The fountain at the centre of the square was designed by [[Josep Maria Jujol]], a collaborator of [[Antoni Gaudí]], while [[Miquel Blay]] designed the statues. The buildings were designed by [[Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí]].
-*''Venetian Towers'' - they are 47 m (154 ft) tall and lead the way to the MNAC via [[Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina]], an avenue commonly used to host trade fairs.
+*[[Venetian Towers]] - they are 47&nbsp;m (154&nbsp;ft) tall and lead the way to the MNAC via [[Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina]], an avenue commonly used to host trade fairs.
 *[[Fira de Barcelona]]
-*''Parc de Joan Miró'' - previously known as Parc de l'Escorxador (Abbatoir Park), it is nowadays named after the [[Catalan people|Catalan]] painter [[Joan Miró]], whose 22-metre-tall statue ''[[Dona i Ocell]]'' (''Woman and Bird'') can be seen in one of its corners.
+*''[[Parc de Joan Miró]]'' - previously known as Parc de l'Escorxador (Abattoir Park), it is nowadays named after the [[Catalan people|Catalan]] painter [[Joan Miró]], whose 22-metre-tall statue {{Lang|ca|[[Dona i Ocell]]}} (''Woman and Bird'') can be seen in one of its corners.
-*''Arenas de Barcelona'', a [[bullring]] - It was built in 1900 in the [[Moorish Revival style]] and has been converted into a shopping center.
+*''[[Plaza de toros de las Arenas|Arenas de Barcelona]]'', a [[bullring]] - It was built in 1900 in the [[Moorish Revival style]] and has been converted into a shopping center.
 ==History==
-The square was built on a site that had been previously used for public hangings, until the creation of the now demolished [[Ciutadella]] fortress in 1715, where the gallows were moved. It was designed in 1915 and built in 1929 so that it could be ready to host the 1929 Universal Exposition. In 1928, the dictator [[Miguel Primo de Rivera]], who led the [[Spanish government]] at the time, ordered the pulling down of the four [[Ionic order|Ionic]] columns known as [[The Four Columns|''Les quatre columnes'']], built ten years before by [[Puig i Cadafalch]], that symbolised the four bars of the [[Catalan flag]] as part of his banning of all Catalan symbols. The square has been in public use since then.
+The square was built on a site that had been previously used for public hangings, until the creation of the now demolished [[Parc de la Ciutadella|Ciutadella]] fortress in 1715, where the gallows were moved. It was designed in 1915 and built in 1929 so that it could be ready to host the 1929 Universal Exposition. The square has been in public use since then.
 ==Transport==
-Plaça Espanya is also a major transport hub that serves most parts of the [[Metropolitan Area of Barcelona]].
+Plaça d'Espanya is also a major transport hub that serves most parts of the [[Metropolitan Area of Barcelona]].
 ===Metro===
 *[[Espanya metro station|Espanya]] ([[Barcelona metro line 1|L1]], [[Barcelona metro line 3|L3]], [[Barcelona metro line 8|L8]])
 ===Bus===
 *Line 7 Diagonal Mar - Maria Cristina
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 *Line 153 Barcelona - Cornellà
 *Line 157 Pg. Marítm - Sant Joan Despí
 *Line 193 Pl. Espanya - C. Montjuïc
@@ Line 55: / Line 57: @@
 *Line N16 Barcelona (Rda. Universitat) - Castelldefels (Bellamar)
 *Line N17 Pl. Catalunya - Aeroport
 ===Train===
 ====[[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya]]====
 [[Metro del Baix Llobregat]]
-*R5 Manresa-Baixador
+*R5/R50 Manresa-Baixador
-*R6 Igualada
+*R6/R60 Igualada
-*S33 Can Ros
+*S3 Can Ros
 *S4 Olesa de Montserrat
+*S8 Martorell-Enllaç
+*S9 Quatre Camins
 *L8 Molí Nou
-*S8 Martorell-Enllaç
-[[Metro del Valles]]
-*L6 Reina Elisenda
-*L7 Av. Tibidabo
-*S5 Sant Cugat - Rubí
-*S55 Universitat Autonoma
-*S1 Terrassa
-*S2 Sabadell
-[[RENFE]] Barcelona
-*C1           Molins de Rei/L'Hospitalet/Mataró/Blanes/Maçanet
-*C2 nord      Aeroport/Gran. Cenre/ Sant Celoni
-*C2 sud       B.Est França/Vilanova G/Sant Viçens Calders
-*C2 passant   Castelldefels/Granollers Centre
-*C3           L'hospitalet/La Garriga/Vic/Puigcerda
-*C4           Sant Viçencs Calders/Vilafranca/Terrassa/Manresa
-*C7           L'Hospitalet/Cerdanyola Universitat/Martorell
-Metro (subway) Barcelona city
+== See also ==
-*L1 Hosp. Bellvitge - Fondo
-*L2 Paral·lel - Pep Ventura
-*L3 Zona Universitaria - Trinitat Nova
-*L4 La Pau - Trinitat Nova
-*L5 Cornella Centre - HOrta
-*L11 Trinitat Nova - Can Cuiàs
+* [[Urban planning of Barcelona]]
-==See also==
-*[[Espanya metro station]]
-==External links and references==
+==External links==
-{{commonscat|Plaça Espanya}}
+{{commons category|Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)}}
+*[https://meet.barcelona.cat/en/discover-barcelona/districts/sants-montjuic/placa-despanya Barcelona.cat]
-*[http://www.bcn.cat/turisme/catala/turisme/llocs/17_1.htm Bcn.cat]
 *[http://www.firabcn.es FiraBcn.es]
-*[http://www.aviewoncities.com/barcelona/placadespanya.htm A view on cities]
 {{Barcelona landmarks}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Placa d'Espanya, Barcelona}}
 [[Category:Plazas in Barcelona]]
 [[Category:Sants-Montjuïc]]
 [[Category:Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes]]
-[[Category:World's fair architecture in Spain]]
+[[Category:World's fair architecture in Barcelona]]
-[[Category:World's Fairs in Barcelona]]
+[[Category:1929 Barcelona International Exposition]]
-[[Category:World's Fair sites]]
+[[Category:World's fair sites in Barcelona]]
-[[ca:Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)]]
-[[es:Plaza de España (Barcelona)]]
-[[eu:Espainiako enparantza (Bartzelona)]]
-[[fr:Place d'Espagne (Barcelone)]]
-[[gl:Plaça d'Espanya]]
-[[it:Plaça d'Espanya]]
-[[he:פלאסה ד'אספניה]]
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-[[pl:Plaça d'Espanya]]
-[[ru:Площадь Испании (Барселона)]]
-[[zh:西班牙广场 (巴塞罗那)]]

v t e Barcelona landmarks
Beaches	Barceloneta Sant Sebastià Somorrostro
Buildings and structures	Ancient synagogue Arc de Triomf Arenas de Barcelona Avinguda Diagonal Barcelona Cathedral Barcelona Pavilion Barcelona Royal Shipyard Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy Basilica of Saint Joseph Oriol Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Bellesguard Casa Amatller Casa Batlló Casa Bonaventura Ferrer Casa Bonet Casa Calvet Casa de les Punxes Casa Lleó Morera Casa Martí Casa Milà Casa Vicens Castle of the Three Dragons City Hall Columbus Monument Diagonal Zero Zero Dona i Ocell Els Quatre Gats Estació de França Fabra Observatory Font de Canaletes Forum Building Fossar de les Moreres Hospital de Sant Pau Hotel Arts Hotel Melia Barcelona Sky La Boqueria La Monumental Library of Catalonia Magic Fountain of Montjuïc Mercat del Born Monastery of Pedralbes Montjuïc Castle Montjuïc Communications Tower Old Hospital de la Santa Creu Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya Palau del Parlament de Catalunya Palau Güell Palau Nacional Royal Palace of Pedralbes Palau Reial Major Palau Robert Poble Espanyol Port Olímpic Port Vell Sagrada Família Santa Maria del Mar Santa Maria del Pi Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor Torre de Collserola Torre Glòries Venetian Towers Virreina Palace World Trade Center Barcelona
Museums	Archaeology Museum of Catalonia Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art CaixaForum Barcelona Can Framis Museum Centre d'Art Santa Mònica Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona CosmoCaixa Barcelona FC Barcelona Museum Fundació Antoni Tàpies Fundació Joan Miró Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques Gaudí House Museum Jardí Botànic de Barcelona Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum Maritime Museum Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí Museu de la Música Museu de la Xocolata Museu de les Arts Decoratives Museu Frederic Marès Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Museu Picasso Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària Museum of the History of Barcelona Museum of the History of Catalonia Perfume Museum Vil·la Joana
Performing arts	L'Auditori Coliseum Festival Grec de Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu Palau de la Música Catalana Teatre Lliure Teatre Nacional de Catalunya Teatre Principal
Parks and gardens	Catalunya en Miniatura Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens Oreneta Park Parc de la Ciutadella Parc de la Creueta del Coll Park Güell Parc Joan Miró Parc del Laberint d'Horta
Streets and squares	Avinguda Diagonal Avinguda Meridiana Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes La Rambla Passeig de Gràcia Plaça d'Espanya Plaça d'Ildefons Cerdà Plaça de Catalunya Plaça de Francesc Macià Plaça del Rei Plaça Sant Jaume Rambla de Catalunya Royal Square
Sports venues	Anella Olímpica Camp de Les Corts Camp Municipal Narcís Sala Camp Nou Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Mini Estadi Palau Blaugrana Palau dels Esports Palau Sant Jordi Sarrià Stadium
Zoos	Aquarium Barcelona Barcelona Zoo