Barcelona's triumphal arch, a monument entirely designed in red brick by Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas, symbolizes the gate that led to the Universal Exhibition of 1888. Nowadays, this gate gives you access to the Parc de la Ciutadella.
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For a guaranteed change of scenery in the heart of Barcelona, the 17 hectares of the Parc de la Ciutadella, strewn with museums, gardens, and the artificial lake of the Arc de Triomf at the Barcelona Zoo, offer beautiful walks to reach the Olympic port.
Little preview of your next visitOur animal friends are also one of the must-see attractions in Barcelona. At the foot of the Ciutadella Park and a few steps from the Olympic port, many species of animals are waiting for you at the Barcelona Zoological Park.
Barcelona zoo ticketsLocated at the entrance to the Parc de la Ciutadella, this magnificent red brick castle, which once housed a restaurant and later the Zoological Museum of Barcelona, was also built on the occasion of the 1888 Universal Exhibition.
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