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CITY OF BARCELONA
Barcelona - Montjuïc Castle opens to the city this summer
 Besides
the Centre per la Pau (Peace Centre), Montjuïc Castle will have an area
dedicated to the memory and dignity of those executed by firing squads
It
is now a year since a new Ministerial Order changed the function of
Montjuïc Castle and Barcelona City Council began to work with the
central government on developing new uses for the grounds that would
allow it to become a city amenity.
At the Presidency, Territory and Public Function Commission, Presidency
Delegate Ignasi Cardelús took stock of the year that has passed since
the ministerial order established that the Castle would house a Peace
Centre.
Mr Cardelús explained that the agreement has allowed the City Council
to form the majority in the Consortium that will run Montjuïc Castle,
and that the grounds will have other civil uses in addition to housing
the Peace Centre, which will be an “international standard bearer".
He also pointed out that on 15 June the grounds will open their doors,
allowing those who so wish to visit areas in the Castle that have been
inaccessible till now, like the Bastion of Santa Amàlia or the castle’s
underground rain-water tank. 06-05-2008
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Go and see the Magic Fountain in Barcelona
 The Magic Fountain
is a large fountain built in 1929. When the fountain is active, it constantly
changes color and shape.
The Font
Màgica or Magic fountain was part of a project built for the 1929 Universal
Exhibition. The exhibition took place on Montjuïc, a hill on the eastern end of
Barcelona.
Cascades and Fountains
The
project, designed by the engineer Carles Buigas consisted of a series of cascades
and fountains between the Palau National, the main exhibition center on the Montjuïc,
and the Plaça d'Espanya at the foot of the hill. It took one year to complete
the project. The most spectacular part was the monumental Magic fountain. It
was originally intended to show people what could be achieved with filtered
electrical light.
09-17-2007
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