The Parc de l’Espanya Industrial is an urban green space next to Sants station, created on the site of a former textile factory. It combines landscaped areas, contemporary sculpture and working-class heritage in a setting full of contrasts. A large metal dragon shaped like a slide, a lake with sculptures of Neptune and Venus, tiered seating and tall futuristic-looking towers all share the space. The result is one of Sants’ most distinctive parks: designed for playing, walking, relaxing and seeing the city from a different perspective.
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The textile factory that once occupied the site, founded in 1847, became Spain’s first cotton company.
The great iron dragon, 32 metres long and 12 metres high, is both a slide and a sculpture: a touch of post-industrial humour among the greenery.
At dusk, the futuristic towers light up like urban beacons and the park fills with local residents who come down to read, run or simply relax.
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