{"id":280,"date":"2020-04-12T09:34:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T09:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umaze.org\/?p=280"},"modified":"2020-12-11T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T11:33:45","slug":"parc-del-laberint-dhorta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umaze.org\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"Parc del Laberint d’Horta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every doubt is a labyrinth. <\/i><\/p>\n

Decisions, hypotheses and theories are paths for finding solutions, with every shortcut opening up a new point of view.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The previous quote is from the Parc del Laberinth d’Horta<\/a> official website.\u00a0 Inspiring!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In our post published on Januray 9th — \u201cAre you aware of the labyrinths and mazes surrounding us?<\/a>\u201d — we briefly introduced all the different type of mazes or labyrinths that surround us in our lives. The fourth point presents an introduction to\u00a0 Hedge Mazes<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 In this entry, we focus on a particular hedge maze, which is located in Barcelona<\/a>, Spain: Parc del Laberint d’Horta\u00a0 <\/b>or Jardins (Gardens) del Laberint d’Horta) .\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Horta’s Labyrinth Park<\/em> is\u00a0 Barcelona’s oldest conserved garden. Today, it is a garden-museum. The park is not in the center of the city, however it is possible to reach it by metro\u00a0 (L3-Mundet) or bus (27, 60, 76, 185, H4, V23). Perhaps, due to its distance from downtown, in our perception, most visitors are locals. At least that was our impression when we visited the maze on February 2020. To protect the park, the maximum capacity of visitors at the same time is\u00a0 750 persons.<\/p>\n

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Sign at the entrance of the Horta’s Labyrinth Park<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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According to the information available, the construction of the park started in 1792 by the Italian engineer Domenico Bagutti. The owner of the estate was Joan Desvalls, the Marquis of Llupi\u00e0 and Alfarr\u00e0s, who was\u00a0<\/em> “a nobleman who loved science, nature and art, passions that came together in the construction of the maze<\/em><\/a>“. Currently the park is part of the city of Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The park encloses two styles:<\/p>\n

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  1. 18th-century neoclassical garden and<\/li>\n
  2. 19th-century romantic garden.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For the purpose of this post, we will focus on\u00a0 the hedge maze, which is build in the neoclassical style.<\/p>\n

    After crossing the entrance of the park, the first construction one encounters is the Desvalls Palace.<\/p>\n

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    View of the Desvalls Palace<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    From the Desvalls Palace one continues walking towards the hedge maze. In this walk one observes\u00a0 different sculptures and gardens. One of these gardens contains a small labyrinth.<\/p>\n