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El Cap de Barcelona, Barcelona

El Cap de Barcelona - The Head is a surrealist sculpture in stone, steel and ceramic on Paseo de Colón created by American artist Roy Lichtenstein for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

El Cap de Barcelona - The Head is a surrealist sculpture in stone, steel and ceramic on Paseo de Colón created by American artist Roy Lichtenstein for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The 15 metre high pop art work incorporates elements of Catalan Modernism in the red mosaics dotting part of the face.


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About El Cap de Barcelona

 Passeig de Colom, s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

El Cap de Barcelona and Nearby Sights on Map

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