{"id":38348,"date":"2015-03-13T13:06:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T12:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=38348"},"modified":"2018-02-15T17:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T16:27:49","slug":"julio-munoz-ramonet-the-preservation-of-a-20th-century-barcelona-bourgeoisie-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/julio-munoz-ramonet-the-preservation-of-a-20th-century-barcelona-bourgeoisie-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Julio Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet, 20th century Barcelona bourgeoisie garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/julio-munoz-ramonet-the-preservation-of-a-20th-century-barcelona-bourgeoisie-garden\/#History_Behind_the_Treasure\" title=\"History Behind the Treasure\">History Behind the Treasure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/julio-munoz-ramonet-the-preservation-of-a-20th-century-barcelona-bourgeoisie-garden\/#The_Gardens\" title=\"The Gardens\">The Gardens<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_Behind_the_Treasure\"><\/span>History Behind the Treasure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona has a story hidden on the bricks of every building. With so much history waiting to be discovered, one can easily learn something new about this city. In this case we will trace back one of the most powerful and infamous families in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/a-little-history-the-estacion-de-francia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the history<\/a> of Barcelona. It is said that the Mu\u00f1oz brothers, \u00c1lvaro\u00a0and Julio<strong>,<\/strong> created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/amancio-ortega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an empire<\/a> during the mid to late 1900s. Julio was a self-made man who built his fortune from tactical moves on the black market for cotton amongst other clandestine actions. After his death in 1991 and multiple court battles between the city and the millionare\u2019s heirs, a truly priceless treasure was rightfully granted to timeless city of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Julio.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-38349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Julio-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Julio\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>In 1988 during his stay as a refugee in Sweden due to its foul play with fraud, Julio Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet dictated his will. Here he granted the government of Barcelona full entitlement to his mansion and other of his properties, as well as approximately 500 priceless paintings. However, this collection is not any average collection, some of the pieces include, La Virgen del Pilar, by Goya and La Anunciaci\u00f3n, by El Greco. It has also been speculated this collection also contained work by Rembrandt, Murillo, Fortuny, Delacroix, Zurbar\u00e1n, Monet, amongst many more. It has been estimated that this private collection is worth well over 120 million Euros. After multiple failed attempts to regain control of these missing pieces, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the entrepreneur\u2019s last will on March 2012.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that Barcelona is notorious for its numerous architectural pieces. World renounced architects such as the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudis-architecture-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaud\u00ed<\/a>, Mies van der Rohe, Jean Claude Nicol\u00e1s, amongst many more have dressed the streets of Barcelona for almost a century. Nevertheless, Julio\u2019s private collection was not the only priceless item that Barcelona was able to reclaim. The millionaire\u2019s property houses one of the most well-preserved examples of a typical 20<sup>th<\/sup>-century bourgeoisie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/a-one-day-trip-near-barcelona-marimurtra-botanical-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garden<\/a>.\u00a0 These grounds hold particular historical value since they were designed in 1916 by Jean Claude Nicol\u00e1s Forestier as ordered by the Marquis of Alella.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Gardens\"><\/span>The Gardens<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jean Claude Nicol\u00e1s Forestier was a French landscape architect whose work has left prominent landmarks around the world. Some of his major works includes the gardens of the Champ-de-Mars below the Eiffel tower as well as lucrative influence left in the Havana due to his master planning of the city itself. In Spain, he designed the Maria Luisa Park in Seville, the gardens of La Casa del Rey Moro in Ronda, and they recently acquired gardens on the Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet state in the district of Sarri\u00e0-Sant Gervasi. Julio Mu\u00f1oz Ramonet acquired this property during the mid 1900s. Though the gardens were remodeled between 1956 and 1957 by Joan Mirambell, the gardens continue to withhold their true authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>The gardens remains under city ordained restoration due to its newly required need to meet government regulations. The restoration was demanded by some of the locals since the gates to the garden will be open to the public later on this month. The intimidating doors to this infamous location will be open every Saturday and Sunday to the public. This magnificent piece and its historical value definitely adds character to the classic memorabilia of architecture in Barcelona. It can easily be stated that the story behind the building alone is enough of a reason to have to check if the rumors are true. What makes these gardens an ultimate pit stop for true Catalan folklore is how well preserved the mansion has been kept. These gardens are the new must-go-to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-read-barcelona-architecture-city-and-society-1975-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historical location<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Recovered-paintings.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Recovered-paintings.jpg\" alt=\"Recovered paintings\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"38348\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents History Behind the TreasureThe Gardens History Behind the Treasure Barcelona has a story hidden on the bricks of every building. With so much history waiting to be discovered, one can easily learn something new about this city. 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