Parc de Joan Miró

The Parc de Joan Miró is a park located in the Eixample of Barcelona, near the Plaça d'Espanya, from which it is separated by the Les Arenes bullring. The name of the park is in recognition of the surrealist painter Joan Miró.

History

It was formerly known as Parc de l'Escorxador, because the old municipal slaughterhouse was located on its land. The project was the work of architects Antoni Solanas, Màrius Quintana, Beth Galí and Andreu Arriola, and was inaugurated on May 12, 1983. In 2006, a remodeling was carried out by Beth Galí, Jaume Benavent, Andrés Rodríguez and Rüdiger Würth, in which an underground parking lot and water tank were built, and the roof was adapted as a green area. The most prominent element of the park is the sculpture by Joan Miró, titled Dona i Ocell.