Parks
The Parc del Fòrum is located on the waterfront at the northernmost end of the city. The park was built for the
2004 Universal Forum of Cultures. It isn"t a park or green space in the strictest sense of the word, but a large area which brings together a series of spaces and amenities which host a wide range of events.
There is no doubt that this park is the green jewel of the Horta and Guinardó district. It was designed in 1792 by the Italian engineer Domenico Bagutti, as an initiative of the owner of the estate Joan Desvalls, the Marquis of Llupià and Alfarràs.
Diagonal Mar is a must-see for visitors because it epitomises the new Barcelona and is quite unlike any other city park. This ambitious contemporary work encapsulates Barcelona"s desire to become a city at the forefront of originality and sustainable architecture.
Gaudí better encapsulates the complete and perfect harmony of nature and architecture than Barcelona"s
Park Güell. Initially designed as an English-style garden-city – hence the name Park – it eventually became Barcelona"s most unusual public park.
The city"s main cycle-racing track, the Velòdrom d"Horta, was built in 1984 as the host venue for the Track Cycling World Championships and was awarded the FAD Architecture Prize the same year.The Velòdrom can hold up to 3,800 spectators and was an Olympic site in 1992 for the track cycling events.
