Barcelona's Citadel Turned Park

A fortress built to control Barcelona is now where the city comes to breathe. Parc de la Ciutadella stands on the ground of the citadel Philip V raised in 1715. In 1869 the fortress was handed to the city on one condition, that the land become a public park, and Josep Fontserè's 1872 plan for it carried a fitting motto: “Gardens are to the city what lungs are to the human body.” 0:00 Arc de Triomf 0:23 Into the park 0:35 Cascada Monumental 2:14 The lake 2:48 El Mamut 3:04 Als Voluntaris Catalans 3:20 Gardens and the Umbracle 3:43 Out to the Arc de Triomf #BRollAtlas #Barcelona #ParcDeLaCiutadella