Pomona / Shepherd of the eagle

Pomona / Shepherd of the eagle is a work of art in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. Pomona / Shepherd of the eagle is situated nearby to the railway stop Plaça de Catalunya station, as well as near Olivia Plaza Hotel.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Pomona / Pastor de l’àliga”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Plaça de Catalunya station.

Palau de la Música Catalana

Theater building

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Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. Palau de la Música Catalana is situated 410 metres east of Pomona / Shepherd of the eagle.

Plaça de Catalunya station

Railway stop

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Plaça de Catalunya station, also known as Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya, Plaça Catalunya or simply Catalunya is a major station complex in Barcelona located under Plaça de Catalunya, the city's central square and a large transport hub.

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

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The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum situated in the Plaça dels Àngels, in El Raval neighborhood, Ciutat Vella district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 500 metres southwest of Pomona / Shepherd of the eagle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and Sant Pere.

Gothic Quarter

Quarter

Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.

The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Sant Pere

Neighborhood

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Sant Pere is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of Barcelona, Spain. It is named after the monastery Sant Pere de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera neighborhood.