Park of the Labyrinth of Horta
As you enter the Parc del Laberint d’Horta, you’re stepping into the oldest historical garden in Barcelona of its kind—built on the former estate of the Desvalls family. Work began in 1791, when marquis Joan Antoni Desvalls i d’Ardena commissioned a neoclassical garden design with the Italian architect Domenico Bagutti. The layout was carried out under master builders Jaume and Andreu Valls, alongside the French gardener Joseph Delvalet. In the mid-19th century, Desvalls’ descendants brought in architect Elies Rogent, who added a romantic garden of flower beds, gazebos, large trees, and a waterfall, linking the upper and intermediate terraces with a canal. Later, by 1880, a domestic garden had been created beside the Desvalls palace, and the estate became a stage for social and cultural events, including open-air theatre. …
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