Name: El Drac de Sant Jordi
Address: Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, 3, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona
Telephone: +34 934 12 45 91
Rating: 4.2

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El Drac de Sant Jordi

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Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

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🐉Dragon is Ladon, guardian of the Hesperides

⭐Posture mirrors Draco, Hercules, and Ursa Minor constellations

🧭Oriented north as a working celestial map

A five-meter iron dragon looms over this gate, but look closer: Gaudí positioned Ladon to mirror the night sky, mapping Draco, Hercules, and Ursa Minor in steel. It is sculpture, astronomy lesson, and secret code all at once.

Gaudí architecture

Iron sculpture

Mythology inspired

Celestial alignment

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El Drac de Sant Jordi

Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, 3, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

+34 934 12 45 91

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eldracdesantjordi.com

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