Placa Catalunya

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01A Placa Catalunya is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be its city centre Spain
01B Placa Catalunya with Casa Pich i Pon building designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1921
01C Placa Catalunya with building topped by a clock designed in 1931 as the Barcelona head office of Banco de Bilbao by Basque architect Eugenio Pedro Cendoya Spain
02A The water of a fountain are silhouetted by the setting sun in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
02B A fountain is surrounded by statues in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
03A Statue of The Blacksmith (El Forjador) by Josep Llimona in 1914 and Woman with Boy by Josep Viladomat 1928 cradling a flute at waist level in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
03B Statue of The Blacksmith (El Forjador) by Josep Llimona in 1914 In his right hand he is holding a hammer and in his left hand a chisel in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
03C Statue of Woman with Boy by Josep Viladomat 1928 She cradles a flute at waist level and on her right side is a naked boy in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
04A Fountain with statues The Girl (The Welcome) by Josep Dunyach in 1928 and Motherhood (Maternitat) by Vicenc Navarro 1928 in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
04B Navigation by Eusebi Arnau 1928 A standing woman is holding a tiller used to steer a traditional Catalan boat in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
05 The Six Putti (Cherubs) bronze and stone fountain created by Jaume Otero in 1926 in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
06A Monument to Francesc Macia by Josep Maria Soberachs 1991 the unfinished staircase symbolises the ongoing history of Catalonia in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
06B Bust of Francesc Macia who was the first President of the Modern Generalitat de Catalunya in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
07 Deessa (Diosa, The Goddess) by Josep Clara 1909 A life size, white marble, seated figure of a nude woman on the north end of a shallow pool in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
08 Barcelona sculpture by Frederic Mares 1928 shows a woman sitting on a horse holding a ship on her head in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
09 Girona by Antoni Parera 1928 An Ox, bearing harvest produce, and accompanied by four people as an allegory of the provinces of Catalonia in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
10 Sculpture representing the province of Tarragona by Jaume Otero 1928 considered a homage to the Mediterranean in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
11 Sabiduria by Miquel and Llucia Osle 1929 depicts Minerva (wisdom) holding a horse crushing a snake, symbol of ignorance n Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain
12 Trabajo by Miquel and Llucia Osle 1929 depicts a horse and a naked worker with a hammer in his hand in Placa Catalunya Barcelona Spain