Parc de Ciudadella is very monumental to the city of Barcelona. It is one of the few green parks in Barcelona. It was designed in the 1870's, but these designs were later re-modified to host the Universal Exhibition of 1888. 1888 was a very important year in Barcelona, because the Universal Exhibition was the first major event ever held in Barcelona. Today, Parc de Ciudadella offers many leisure activities for the locals and tourists. Many people go to the park to run, rent rowboats on the small pond, visit the beautiful waterfall, or to enter the Barcelona Zoo. The park is very well taken care of and the landscape is beautiful. Every time I run outside, I run through Parc de Ciudadella. The park reminds me of home, because there are always friendly faces in the park.
The photo to the right is a picture of the Castle of the Three Dragons. It was the star piece in the 1888 Universal Exhibition. It's very important to Barcelona because it may possibly be the first modernist building in Barcelona. This building was created by Domenech Montanes. This building demonstrates many modern pieces such as red brick, iron, glass windows, plumbing, running water and sewage. Due to the many modern features of this building, it is very important to the Catalan modernist culture.
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