Turó Park, Urban park in Sant Gervasi-Galvany, Barcelona, Spain
Turó Park is an urban green space featuring winding pathways, colorful gardens, and multiple fountains adorned with sculptures. The layout takes advantage of the natural slopes of the terrain, creating different levels throughout the grounds.
In 1912 an amusement park called Turó Park opened on the gardens of the Bertrand-Girona family estate, after the Lawn Tenis del Turó had occupied the grounds. It closed in 1929, when owner Josep Bertrand i Salsas agreed with Barcelona's council to cede the central land in exchange for building on the rest. Architect Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí, head of the Parks and Gardens Service, designed the new Noucentista garden, which reopened in 1934.
The park is officially named Jardins del Poeta Eduard Marquina, after the Catalan writer Eduard Marquina i Angulo. Along the paths, plaques carry fragments of poems by Federico García Lorca, Fernando Pessoa, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman, Narcís Comadira, Salvador Espriu, Joan Vinyoli and Alfonsina Storni, forming a poetry route through the grounds.
The park has children's play areas, a refreshment bar with outdoor seating, and benches scattered along the pathways. The different levels are well-connected, making navigation straightforward for most visitors.
The pond by the Bori i Fontestà entrance holds Apel·les Fenosa's sculpture dedicated to cellist Pau Casals, set in an oval plaza. From there three paths enter the park, framed by more than fifty holm oaks.
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