In a small neighbourhood park in Barcelona – in this case, Jardins del Mestre Balcells (map here) – there are all the elements, albeit in a more compact space, that you’d expect in a park in Vancouver.
Plantings and foliage appropriate to the environment:
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Community garden, child play area and dog run:
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And then there’s this:
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If we had it at all, it would be in a museum.
But in Barcelona, you’d likely have to know where this park is – hidden from view, tucked into a block bordered by buildings, with only two entrances on side streets, one of which looks like this:
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And lest you think all their small public spaces are bucolic, there’s also this:
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Why would anyone sit in those chairs?
Centro Comercial Glòries
Centro Comercial Glòries
