Barcelona - Plaça d'Espanya

The circular Plaça d'Espanya, with a continuous flow of vehicles passing round it, is the main traffic junction in the west of the city. This is where the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (usually known as "Gran Via" for short), which cuts straight across the whole of the city, and the Avinguda de la Paral.lel, which skirts the foot of Montjuïc, intersect. In the center of the open space stands the lavish memorial fountain "España Ofrecida a Dios" ("Spain dedicated to God").

On the southern side the entrance to the Exhibition Grounds is formed by two towers modeled on the bell-towers of St Mark's in Venice, and on the north stands the large round Plaça de Toros.