Arc del Triomf Review

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Arc del Triomf

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This imposing, exposed-redbrick arch on Passeig de Sant Joan was built by Josep Vilaseca as the grand entrance for the Universal Exposition of 1888. Similar in size and sense to the triumphal arches of ancient Rome, this one refers to Jaume I El Conqueridor's 1229 conquest of the Moors in Mallorca—the bats, on either side of the arch, are always part of Jaume I's coat of arms.

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