• 

The Font del Geni Català is a monumental fountain located in the Pla de Palau, in Barcelona, ​​dedicated to the Marquis of Campo Sagrado, captain general of Catalonia between 1824-1827. The work is signed by the architect Francesc Daniel Molina and was opened in 1856. The sculptors Faust Baratta and Josep Anicet Santigosa participated. After the Civil War it was restored by Frederic Marès. It is one of the few preserved examples of monumental empire-style sculpture. Figure of the Catalan Genius The winged character holding the star represents the "Catalan genius", the four seated women are allegories of the four provinces of Catalonia and the four sea horses represent the main rivers (the Ebro, the Segre, the Llobregat and the Ter). When the figure of the young man at the Font del Geni Català in the Pla del Palau opened in 1856, he was completely naked. A few days later, the city bishop ordered his genital organs to be removed and the remaining hole covered. In 1980 it was revealed again, but only the testicles remained. During the 1990's, it was fitted with a resin tube, and in 2008 its parts were completely restored
Automatically translated with Google Translate API.