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Parc de Can Dragó

Parc de Can Dragó, Public park in Porta neighborhood, Barcelona, Spain

Parc de Can Dragó is a public park and sports complex in the Porta neighbourhood, bounded by Avinguda Meridiana, Avinguda Rio de Janeiro, Passeig de Valldaura and Passeig d'Andreu Nin. Its 11.86 hectares are divided into three blocks: the southern block holds the municipal Porta football field, a dog area, playgrounds and gardens; the central block contains the Can Dragó pools, a golf course, basketball hoops, ping-pong tables and petanque courts; the northern block has the athletics facilities and the Palestra sports centre. A one-kilometre tree-lined boulevard runs along Avinguda Meridiana.

The park takes its name from Can Dragó Nou, a farmhouse demolished in 1974, whose name recalls a company of dragons stationed on its land during the War of Succession in the early 18th century. The site previously held RENFE railway workshops serving the Barcelona–Zaragoza line along today's Avinguda Meridiana; they closed when the tracks were buried in 1965. The city bought the land in 1977, and the first phase of the park, designed by Enric Pericas, opened on 1 April 1990.

A replica of Pablo Gargallo's Olympic Aurigas sculpture sits on a grassy hill, honoring the original artwork displayed at Barcelona's Olympic stadium. The piece connects art history with everyday park life for visitors.

The park is a trapezoid of 11.86 hectares split into three blocks: the south block holds the Porta municipal football field, a dog area and playgrounds; the central block the pools, golf course and free facilities such as basketball hoops, ping-pong tables and petanque courts; the north block the athletics facilities and the Palestra sports hall. A one-kilometre tree-lined boulevard along Avinguda Meridiana separates the sports facilities from traffic.

The Olympic Aurigas sculpture in the park is a bronze replica made by Marta Polo and installed on 13 May 1991. The original stone work by Pau Gargallo, carved for the 1929 International Exposition, had deteriorated so badly that it was replaced at Montjuïc Stadium by a fibreglass copy for the 1992 Games.

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