Jardins de Laribal - Barcelona, Spain
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N 41° 22.099 E 002° 09.467
31T E 429563 N 4579987
These gardens are one of the treasures of the Park of Montjuïc.
Waymark Code: WMDA4A
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 12/12/2011
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"These gardens are one of the treasures of the Park of Montjuïc and taking a stroll around them is a real pleasure. The rich plant life, together with the water that flows delicately through the wide handrails; the tiled benches and the small squares all create exceptionally beautiful gardens. It is a place to be, to gaze at and to discover the thousands of details that shape a harmony that is difficult to surpass."
"One of the commissioners at the International Exhibition of Barcelona was Francesc Cambó, who was responsible for the gardening and engineering work and the work of the French landscape architect Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier. His assistant was the young architect Nicolau M. Rubió I Tudurí, who, in 1917, became the director of the Public and Wooded Parks Board, the predecessor of the Parks and Gardens Service of Barcelona, of which he was mainly responsible and one of the key people in the development of green spaces in the city."
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In the garden you can fond a memorial palque to Forestier the creator of the gardens of Montjuic for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
In the plaque you can read:
"A JCN Forestier (1861-1930), enginyer i paisatgista francès, creador dels jardins de Montjuic per l'exposició de 1929 i inspirador de la jardineria a Barcelona. Restauració jardins Labrial - Font . Abril del 2002"
"A JCN Forestier (1861-1930), French engineer and landscape architect, creator of the gardens of Montjuic for the 1929 exhibition and inspiring gardening in Barcelona. Restoration of the Labrial Gardens - Fountain Del Gat . April 2002"