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Gaudí quote 7

When objections were raised as to the extended completion date of the Sagrada Familia, Gaudí said:

"Don´t worry, my client isn´t in a hurry"

Sagrada Familia 
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Parc de la Pegaso

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Aug 04 |06:00 AM

Parc de la PegasoThe Parc de la Pegaso is located in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona, it is
placed at an area where the truck factory ENASA used to be. The name of the park
comes from the popular Pegaso trucks, that used to be produced at the factory.

The parks has a total are of 3.65 hectares and is easily accessed by small footpaths that
takes you around the whole park. It offers an incredible vegetation with tree-filled
spaces and a great diversity of different flowers and plants. In the center of the
park a serpentine channel is present and together with small bridges you can go from
one side of the park to the other.

It has further playgrounds for children, a volleyball and basketball court and if you have
a dog there is special area for your dog to run around on.

Address:

C/Segrera, 179-197

access from C/Sagrera. C/Rovira i Virgili, C/Pegas and C/Portugal


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Gaudí's dead

Not much people know how Gaudí died. From what it known he was hit by a tram in front of Sagrada Familia when he crossed the street aiming to go to the construction side of his masterpiece.

He lay in the hospital "Hospital de la Santa Creu", but people didn't recognise the famous artist because of his neglected appereance.

Only three days later, a friend of him found him in this hospital and asked for a private room for him. The same day, 10 July 1926 he died. 

He was buried in the midst of La Sagrada Família.

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