Balcons de Barcelona, Public art mural in Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain.
Balcons de Barcelona is a large painted mural on the side of a building near Plaza Pablo Neruda, depicting a realistic facade with numerous balconies and architectural details. The artwork spans a substantial wall surface and shows multiple stacked levels with balconies, windows, and other elements that resemble an actual building front.
The mural was made in 1992 within Barcelona ponte guapa (1986-1992), a campaign to restore facades and party walls led by Josep Emili Hernández-Cros of the city's heritage office. It was inaugurated on 29 February 1992 by mayors Pasqual Maragall of Barcelona and Michel Noir of Lyon, with Antònia Macià, widow of Josep Tarradellas, and Joan Miró's daughter present. The Lyon artists' cooperative CitéCréation painted it.
The 26 figures painted on the balconies are cultural figures linked to Barcelona, arranged by floor: on the terrace Joaquim Blume and Christopher Columbus; on the fifth floor Santiago Rusiñol; on the fourth Àngel Guimerà and Margarida Xirgu; on the third Joan Maragall, Pompeu Fabra, Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Narcís Monturiol and Ignasi Barraquer; on the second Antoni Gaudí, Bartomeu Robert, Ildefons Cerdà, Francesc de Paula Rius i Taulet, Francesc Macià, Lluís Companys and Josep Tarradellas; on the first Jacint Verdaguer, Joan Miró, Carmen Amaya, Pablo Picasso, Josep Anselm Clavé, Pau Casals and Antonio Machín; and on the ground floor Raquel Meller and Mercè Rodoreda.
The mural is located in a public spot and can be viewed at any time of day. The best vantage point is from the street level, and nearby local shops and cafes invite you to linger in the area.
The mural covers a party wall that had looked unsightly, and it was unveiled on 29 February 1992 by Barcelona mayor Pasqual Maragall and Lyon mayor Michel Noir. Antònia Macià, widow of Josep Tarradellas, and Joan Miró's daughter attended the ceremony.
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