Right in the heart of Parc de la Ciutadella, a monumental sculpture honours one of the city’s most beloved poets. The piece features a slender stone column adorned with reliefs, modernista touches and female figures dancing the sardana. At the top, a bust merges seamlessly with the capital: Joan Maragall, sculpted in marble in a realistic style. Strolling through this corner invites you to pause amid the urban bustle and reconnect with the figure who revitalised Catalan poetry.
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The work, inaugurated in 1913 after the poet’s death, is the result of a collaboration between architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and sculptor Eusebi Arnau – a blend of classical tradition and modernista sensibility.
