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Street-by-Street: Montjuïc

Montjuïc is a spectacular vantage point from 4 Pavelló Mies
which to view the city. It has a wealth of art van der Rohe
galleries and museums, an amusement park This statue by Georg
Kolbe (see p177)
and an open-air theatre. The most interesting stands serenely in
buildings lie around the Palau nacional, where the steel, glass, stone
europe’s greatest romanesque art collection and onyx pavilion
is housed. Montjuïc is approached from the built in the Bauhaus
style as the German
Plaça d’espanya between brick pillars based contribution to the
on the campanile of St Mark’s in Venice, which 1929 International
give a foretaste of the eclecticism of building Exhibition.
styles. The Poble espanyol
illustrates the traditional
architecture of Spain’s AVINGUDA DE fRANCESC fERRER I GUàRDIA
regions, while the To Plaça d’Espanya
Fundació Joan Miró
is boldly modern. A V I N G U D A D E L S M O N TA N YA N S R I U S I T A U L E T

5 . Poble PASSEIG DE LES CASCADES
Espanyol
Containing replicas of
build ings from many
regions, this “village”
provides a fascinating
glimpse of vernacular styles. A V I N G U D A D E L ’ E S T A D I

To Montjuïc castle and
3 . Museu Nacional Olympic stadium
d’Art de Catalunya
Displayed in the
National Palace, the
main building of the
1929 International
Exhibition is Europe’s
finest collection of early
medieval frescoes.
These were a great 0 metres 100
source of inspiration for 0 yards 100
Joan Miró (see p176).

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