The Four Columns (Les Quatre Columnes) - Barcelona, Spain - Freestanding Columns on Waymarking.com

Looking down from an observation deck in front of The Palau Nacional, the emblematic building of the 1929 International Exhibition and the home of the Museum Nacional d'Art de Catalunya one can enjoy a magnificent and unique view of the city of Barcelona. Four well-preserved ionic columns standing just under the staircase leading to the Museumn and in front of a famous Magic Fountain immediately attract Your look.

The Four Columns (Les Quatre Columnes) are four Ionic columns originally created by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in Barcelona, Catalonia. They were erected in 1919, where the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc now stands. They symbolized the four stripes of the Catalan senyera, and they were intended to become one of the main icons of Catalanism. Because of this, they were demolished in 1928 during Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, when all public Catalanist symbols were systematically removed in order to avoid their being noticed during the 1929 Universal Exposition, which was to take place on Montjuïc.

The 20m tall columns were rebuilt in 2010, not quite to the original design, which used then fashionable brick, rather than concrete. They aren't quite in the original location either, but now stand right behind the magic fountains. The columns are said to have cost two million euros to rebuild and have also caused controversy as they partially block the view of the Palacio Nacional, which stands behind them.

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Documentation (website): [Web Link] Type of Column: Ionic Location: Placa de Carles Buigas just next to Plaça d'Espanya in Barcelona

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