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2 Parc de l’Espanya
Industrial
Plaça de Joan Peiró.  Sants-Estació.
This modern park, designed by
the Basque architect Luis Peña
Ganchegui, owes its name to the
textile mill that used to stand on
the 5-hectare (12-acre) site.
Laid out in 1986 as part of
Barcelona’s policy to provide
more open spaces, the park has
canals and a rowing lake – with
a statue of Neptune at its centre.
Tiers of steps rise around the lake
like an amphitheatre and on one
side, a row of 10 futur istic watch- Line of watchtowers in the Parc de
towers serves as public viewing l’Espanya Industrial
platforms and lamp standards.
Six contemporary sculptors The stadium is a magnificent,
are represented in the park, sweeping structure, built in
Dona i Ocell (1983) by Joan Miró in the Parc among them Andrés Nagel, 1957 to a design by Francesc
de Joan Miró whose huge metal dragon Mitjans. An extension was
incor porates a children’s slide. added in 1982 and it can now
1 Parc de Joan Miró comfort ably seat 100,000 fans.
The club’s popular museum is
Carrer d’Aragó 1.  Tarragona. 3 Camp Nou a glossy interactive experi ence,
Barcelona’s 19th-century (Experience Tour & with touch-screen panels detail-
slaughterhouse (escorxador) Museum) ing the club’s history and their
was transformed in the many victories. There are also
1980s into this unusual park, Avda de Aristides Maillol. Tel 90 218 paintings and sculptures
hence its alternative name, 99 00.  Maria Cristina, Collblanc. of famous club footballers
Parc de l’Escorxador. Open late Mar–mid-Oct, Christmas & commissioned for an exhibi tion
It is constructed on two levels, Easter hols: 9:30am–7:30pm daily; held in celebration of the club
the lower of which is popular mid-Oct–late Mar: 10am–6:30pm in 1985 and 1987. Blau-grana
Mon–Sat, 10am–2:30pm Sun; reduced
with kids because of its open hours on public hols & match days. (blue-burgundy) are the colours
areas, fringed with shady paths Closed 1 & 6 Jan, 25 Dec. & 8 of of Barça’s strip. The club’s flags
and palm trees. The upper level the stadium. 7 ∑ fcbarcelona.cat were used as an expression of
is paved and domi nated by a local nation alist feelings during
1983 sculpture by Joan Miró Camp Nou, Europe’s largest the Franco dictatorship, when
(see p176) entitled Dona i Ocell football stadium, is home to the Catalan flag was banned.
(Woman and Bird). Standing the city’s famous football club, As well as hosting its own
22 m (72 ft) high in the middle Barcelona FC (Barça, as it is high-profile matches (mainly
of a pool, its surface is coated known locally). Founded in at weekends), Camp Nou also
with col ourful pieces of glazed 1899, it is one of the world’s accommodates affiliated local
tile. There are also several play richest soccer clubs, and has soccer clubs and promotes
areas for kids. more than 100,000 members. a number of other sports.

Camp Nou stadium, the prestigious home of the Futbol Club Barcelona
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp564–5 and pp586–8

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