Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)

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Plaça d'Espanya is one of Barcelona’s major public squares and transport hubs, known for its monumental architecture, fountains, and role as a gateway to Montjuïc.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
transport hub
alternativeName Plaza de España (Barcelona)
connectsTo Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina
Avinguda del Paral·lel
Carrer de Tarragona
Carrer de la Creu Coberta
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes–C-31 road axis
coordinateLatitude 41.374
coordinateLongitude 2.149
country Spain
fountainDesigner Josep Maria Jujol
hasFunction public transport interchange
road traffic interchange
hasStructure central monumental fountain
large roundabout
two Venetian Towers
hasViewAxisTo Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya on Montjuïc
heritageStatus part of Barcelona's protected urban heritage zone
languageOfAlternativeName Spanish
languageOfName Catalan
locatedIn Barcelona
Catalonia
Eixample district
linked to: Eixample

Sants-Montjuïc district
Spain
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
namedAfter Spain
near Arenas de Barcelona shopping centre
Fira de Barcelona (Montjuïc venue)
Magic Fountain of Montjuïc
Montjuïc hill
linked to: Montjuïc

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
openedFor 1929 Barcelona International Exposition
partOf urban fabric of Barcelona
role gateway to Montjuïc
servedBy Aerobús airport shuttle (A1/A2)
Barcelona Metro line L1
linked to: Barcelona Metro L1

Barcelona Metro line L3
Barcelona Metro line L8
FGC suburban rail services
linked to: FGC commuter rail

numerous TMB bus lines
significantEvent urban development for 1929 International Exposition
tourismImportance major tourist landmark in Barcelona
urbanDesigner Antoni Darder
Guillem Busquets
Josep Puig i Cadafalch

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1929 Barcelona International Exposition leftLegacy Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
1929 Barcelona International Exposition notableStructure Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina connects Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina partOf urban ensemble of Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Palau Nacional (Barcelona) overlooks Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Venetian Towers (Barcelona) locatedIn Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Venetian Towers (Barcelona) near Fira de Barcelona exhibition grounds
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Palau Nacional overlooks Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
MNAC overlooks Plaça d’Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)
Magic Fountain of Montjuïc near Plaça d'Espanya
linked to: Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)