Pink Barcino is a three-metre-high stone monolith commemorating the 200th anniversary of Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona’s most elegant and exclusive boulevard. The statue, which stands at the intersection with Avinguda Diagonal, was created by Barcelona-born artist Lluís Lleo and is estimated to weigh eight tons.
Lleó designed the statue to pay homage to Barcelona’s Roman origins while celebrating the city’s vibrant present and looking to the future.
The artist’s use of the colour pink, which he describes as the colour that “everybody loves but doesn’t dare use”, was chosen to represent fashion, especially the now defunct Salón Rosa, a café bar which was a chic hangout for Barcelona’s fashionable elite during the 1940s and 50s.
The statue was inaugurated in June 2024 and is scheduled to be relocated in January 2025, although the artist has stated that he hopes it can remain in its current location.
About the artist
Lluís Lleo is a Catalan painter and sculptor born in Barcelona in 1961 and resides in New York. His most famous work is Morpho’s Nest in a Cadmium House, which was originally installed on Park Avenue, New York, before being relocated to Barcelona in 2018.
Location
Pink Barcino is located in Plaça del Cinc d’Oros, at the intersection of Passeig de Gràcia and Avinguda Diagonal.
How to get there
The nearest metro station is Diagonal on lines L3 and L5 (green and blue lines).
Other attraction nearby
- La Pedrera (Casa Milà)
- Casa Batlló
- Casa Comalat
- Museu Tàpies
- Casa Museu Amatller
Map
Plaça Cinc d’Oros, Barcelona
