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The exploitation of the stone to make construction material is the origin of this quarry. We know that it was purchased in the year 39 and it was until the early 70's that dynamite was the way to shed the toughest stone made by Piedras and Derivados. The neighbors' fight for ten years, cause that, finally, instead of the houses proposed by the then mayor Porcioles, it would become an urban park along the lines of the area - such as Carmel, Parc Güell or Putxet - to make a crown of parks proposed by the masterful gardener Rubió i Tudurí.

They were the Architects Josep Martorell & David Mackay who on May of the year 87 left the work finished, 30 years ago.

The origins of the stone are to be found in very old sediments, called the Paleozoic era that is part of the coastal mountain range and that like other hills in the area came from the remains of the shells and shells of an ancient sea Due to the strong pressure of a magma bag that went up, they turned into slates today, very demilitarized, transformed into sandstone or clay.

A path where we can observe many different colors - gray / bluish, ocher, reddish or gray / silver - as a result of the passage of time, formation or alteration. When are you able to find everything walking?

You will also find curious shapes of the layers, as these folds in front that show how strong the earth can have to change the meaning of the layers.

What do you think happened to this place?

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