Navigation (La Navegació) - Barcelona, Spain
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 23.263 E 002° 10.172
31T E 430567 N 4582131
The allegorical statue Navigation is located facing north, towards the Passeig de Gràcia, on the upper terrace on the north side of the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMV2XV
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/14/2017
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Navigation is a 2.90 x 1.08 x 0.90 meter sculpture carved from Montjuïc stone, a type of sandstone, by Eusebi Arnau in 1928. The female figure stands on a 1.50 x 1.10 x 1.10 stone on the east side of the upper terrace.
A standing woman is dressed in a tunic and a bonnet. She is wearing a cloak over her left shoulder and her left hand is on her waist. By her right side she is holding a tiller used to steer a traditional Catalan boat.