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Carmela by Jaume Plensa

2D statue of Carmela in front of the Catalan Music Palace in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter

Carmela is one of four sculptures by Jaume Plensa which were exhibited at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in 2016. The statue was such a hit with the neighbours that they started a petition …

Close up photo of Diana the Huntress in front of leafy trees on Gran Via Barcelona

Located on the intersection of Gran Via and Roger de Lluria, the Fountain of Diana is a six and a half metre tall marble fountain topped by a statue of the Roman goddess Diana the …

White statue of artist Santaigo Rusiñol in Barcelona's La Ribera neighbourhood (aka el Born)

Santiago Rusiñol was a key figure in Catalan Modernism, an artistic movement encompassing art, architecture, design and literature. Born in Barcelona in 1861, he was the son of a wealthy family which owned a textile …

Bronze replica of the first steam powered submarine Ictineo II which was invented by Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol and launched in Barcelona in 1865

Located on Avinguda Diagonal, this four and a half metre concrete and bronze monument to inventor and political activist Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol was inaugurated in 1963. Created by Josep Maria Subirachs, the monument includes …

Bronxe statue of a Giraffe by Josep Granyer, the giraffe is reclining in a sexy pose, it's tail draped over one hoof

The streets of Barcelona are often likened to an open-air museum or art gallery. From the famous Art Nouveau architecture to monuments, sculptures and street art, there’s something to catch your eye at every turn. …

The wounded star statue at sunrise by Rebecca Horn. Photo of Barcelona beach, the early morning sunshine is shining through windows of thye rusty iron block statue staining them yellow. A lone paddlesurfer is walking across the sand carring their board towards the sea for an early morning surf session,

The Wounded Star (Catalan: L’Estel Ferit) by Rebecca Horn is one of several contemporary sculptures which were installed on Barcelona’s waterfront in preparation for the 1992 Olympics. The rusty iron tower is a homage to …

Close up photo of 2 balconies from the mural Balcons de Barcelona including Antoni Gaudi, Ildefons Cerda and Pablo Picasso

Balcons de Barcelona (Barcelona Balconies) is a large scale trompe l’oil style mural painted on the south-west elevation of an apartment building in the l’Eixample neighbourhood, near the Sagrada Familia. Part of a campaign called …

The white marble statue of Pintor Marià Fortuny which stands on the street which bers the artists name in Barcelona's el Raval neighbourhood.

Marià Fortuny i Marsal was a renowned 19th Century Catalan painter whose best known works are on display in the National Art Museum of Barcelona (MNAC) and the Prado museum in Madrid. Born in Reus …

Todos juntos podemos parar el SIDA (Together we can stop aids) written in blood red letters in a mural by Keith Haring in Barcelona

One of Barcelona’s best known pieces of public art is a 30m long blood red mural intended to raise awareness to HIV and AIDS. The mural was painted in 1989 by American artist Keith Haring …

Monument dedicated to the sportsmen of the sea by the royal yacht capitains association, located in Barcelona's Port Vell Marina

The monument to sportspeople of the sea (Catalan: Esportistes del Mar) by Joaquim Ros i Sabaté is one of 3 monuments commissioned by the Real Asamblea Español de Capitanes de Yate during the 1960s, all …

Closeup photo of the painting Fer Llenya. The painting shows a group of Castellers in the moment thet the tower collapses. The background of the painting is the siluette of a Native American whose head is traversed by an arrow.

One of the most striking pieces of street art in Barcelona’s Poblenou neighbourhood was painted by Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo for the 2015 Open Walls Conference. The painting’s title, Fer llenya, is a term used …

Close up photo of the monument to Catalan poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit. In this photograph you can clearly see the expression, and the bird droppings, on the statues face.

Joan Salvat i Papasseit was born in Barcelona in 1894. After his father died in 1901 Salvat grew up in a naval orphanage where he received only the most basic education. He left school at …

Carmela by Jaume Plensa

Fountain of Diana

Monument to Santiago Rusiñol

Monument to Narcís Monturiol : Inventor of the Steam Powered Submarine

A Thoughtful Bull and a Very Flirtatious Giraffe (Statues)

The Wounded Star Sculpture by Rebecca Horn (L’Estel Ferit)

Barcelona Balconies by Cité Création

Statue of Marià Fortuny

Keith Haring’s Mural: Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA

Monument to Sportspeople of the Sea

Fer Llenya: Gonzalo Borondo’s Tribute to Castellers

Monument to Joan Salvat-Papasseit