Monument to Rafael Casanova
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The Monument to Rafael Casanova is a prominent Barcelona statue honoring the Catalan patriot and symbolizing Catalonia’s historic struggle for rights and self-government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monument to Rafael Casanova in Barcelona | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
outdoor statue ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Barcelona (1714)
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site of annual institutional homage on 11 September
ⓘ
symbol of Catalan identity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Rafael Casanova ⓘ |
| depicts |
Rafael Casanova holding a flag
ⓘ
Rafael Casanova wounded in battle ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 41.390°N 2.173°E (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Cultural asset of local interest ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical female figure representing Catalonia
ⓘ
pedestal ⓘ statue of Rafael Casanova ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catalan nationalism
ⓘ
defense of Barcelona in 1714 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | sculptural group ⓘ |
| inception | 1913 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ Ronda de Sant Pere ⓘ near Plaça d’Urquinaona ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Ronda de Sant Pere ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City Council of Barcelona ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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stone ⓘ |
| owner | City Council of Barcelona ⓘ |
| partOf | public art of Barcelona ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
becoming a focal point of the National Day of Catalonia ceremonies
ⓘ
reinstallation after Spain’s transition to democracy ⓘ removal during Francoist dictatorship ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Catalan patriotism
ⓘ
Catalonia’s historic struggle for rights and self-government ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiledIn | 1913 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemorative floral offerings
ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monument to Rafael Casanova in Barcelona