Poble Espanyol facts for kids
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| Established | 1929 |
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| Location | Avda. Francesc Ferrer i Guardia, 13, Barcelona, Spain |
| Type | Architectural Museum |
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The Poble Espanyol (which means Spanish town) is a unique open-air museum located in Barcelona, Spain. It's like a small village, but it's actually a collection of 117 full-sized buildings. These buildings are copies of real ones found in different parts of Spain. They are all put together to create the feeling of a traditional Spanish town.
This special museum was built for a big event called the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition (a world's fair). Besides the buildings, Poble Espanyol also has a theater, many restaurants, shops where artists make and sell crafts, and a museum showing contemporary art. It's a great place to explore Spanish culture and architecture all in one spot!
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History of Poble Espanyol
The Poble Espanyol was created for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. This big fair was a chance to show off different things, and Poble Espanyol was meant to display Spanish architecture. The idea for this project came from a famous Catalan architect named Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
Who Designed Poble Espanyol?
Four talented people worked together to make Poble Espanyol a reality. They were architects Francesc Folguera and Ramon Reventós. Also involved were Miquel Utrillo, an art critic and painter, and Xavier Nogués, another painter.
Collecting Ideas for the Town
To get ideas for the buildings, these four experts traveled all over Spain. They visited more than 600,000 different places! Their goal was to find examples of buildings and town designs that showed what Spain was like. However, Spain has many different cultures and styles. This means the Poble Espanyol actually shows how varied and diverse Spanish architecture truly is. It proves that there isn't just one "Spanish" style.
See also
In Spanish: Pueblo Español de Barcelona para niños
