STREET ART BY TheNBP

'Les Carasses' of the Gothic Quarter: 17th-century stone figures to indicate brothels

Barcelona has a great hidden wealth: works of art located in its streets. They are pieces by great international artists, but many times we pass by without realizing their existence. Today we travel to the Gothic Quarter to see Les Carasses, 17th-century stone figures that indicated the location of the city's brothels.

Cristina Sala

may 05, 2024 - 21:37

"In the street of the flies, there is a show in the dark" (In the street of the flies, there is a show in the dark). Popular Catalan saying

TECHNICAL SHEET

Work: Les Carasses. 17th Century
Author: Anonymous
Method: Stone.
Location: Carrer Mirallers, Carrer Carabassa, Carrer de les Mosques, Carrer de les Panses.

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