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famous Arc de Triomf of Barcelona, located in de long avenue of Lluís
Companys, was designed by the famous Catalan architect Josep Vilaseca in
1887. This enormous arch with the same shape and characteristics of the
typical roman arches was built to symbolize the main gate to the Universal
Exposition of 1888. It was decorated on the top with some sculptures and
an inscription by the sculptor Josep Peynés, which declares: "Barcelona
welcomes all the nations". |
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