The Ciutadella park located next to Barcelona’s gothic quarter
is one of the largest parks within the city limits. Josep Fontsere designed
this park in 1877. While visiting
the park I felt a sense of clearly defined circulation and order through out
the interior. Even the pathways branching off have a clear function and layout.
Since there are many buildings within the park, the pathways have been laid out
strategically to support the building and the parks interior elements, such as
Gaudi’s fountain. The gardens and trees seem to have also been planned along
with the pathways.
While visiting the botanical gardens, I felt that these gardens
and spaces had a less systematic ordering to their overall plan. The randomness
of the pathways circulation gives a sense of removal from the city and
immersion into the surrounding green space. Montjuic in general seems to have a
less orderly lay out when compared to Ciutadella park. While the multiple
elements on Montjuic flow together, they all seem to be their own separate
entity to the area. The botanical gardens give a nice contrast to the very
orderly and linear layouts of the castle and the Olympic complex.
Overall, I believe both of these places are enjoyable spots
within the city. However, I believe the botanical gardens offer a superior
feeling of tranquility from the everyday chaos of the city. The heavily ordered
layout of vegetation and circulation within Ciutadella park does not remove one
from the city as well as the botanical gardens on Montjuic.
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