Catalunya en Miniatura

Catalunya en Miniatura is miniature park inaugurated in 1983 in Torrelles de Llobregat, 17 km from Barcelona. With 60,000 rectangular meters, 35,000 of them committed to the scale fashions, it is considered one of the largest miniature parks in the international, and the largest of the 14 miniature building exhibitions present in Europe. It displays 147 fashions of palaces, church buildings, bridges and other homes from Catalonia and Mallorca and it consists of all of the essential works through the renowned architect Antoni Gaudi.

The first idea of creating this park got here from Hans Johannes A. Lorijn, who had been concerned within the production of Minimundus in Austria and who later also designed and built Mini-Europe in Brussels. Fernando de Ercilla Ayestaran made a ride to Madurodam in 1981 which inspired him and as he knew approximately Hans Lorijn's plan, he joined the mission turning into one of the shareholders. After the outlet more financing changed into needed and Mr. Ercilla acquired all the stocks. The laying in area of the first stone turned into executed on May 6, 1983, presided by way of the mayor of Torrelles, the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, and the Catalan minister Joan Rigol, who become born in Torrelles. The park became open on that same year.