After more than 20 years since the beginning of the project (often stopped, and even sometimes forbidden), it was finally inaugurated on September 28, 2003, being visible from the highway. Its conception and execution was in charge of the Union for the Catalan Region.
gate, catalan, countries, catalan, porta, dels, països, catalans, work, sculptor, emili, armengol, marks, northern, starting, location, catalan, countries, salses, pyrénées, orientales, this, part, france, belongs, what, also, called, catalunya, nord, english,. The Gate of the Catalan Countries Catalan Porta dels Paisos Catalans a work of the sculptor Emili Armengol marks the Northern starting location of the Catalan Countries in Salses Pyrenees Orientales this part of France belongs to what is also called Catalunya Nord English Northern Catalonia Gate of the Catalan CountriesPorta dels Paisos Catalans view to the south westGeneral informationTypeGateTown or citySalsesCountryFranceCoordinates42 51 15 N 2 56 16 E 42 85417 N 2 93778 E 42 85417 2 93778Construction started1368Design and constructionArchitect s Emili ArmengolAfter more than 20 years since the beginning of the project often stopped and even sometimes forbidden it was finally inaugurated on September 28 2003 being visible from the highway Its conception and execution was in charge of the Union for the Catalan Region The aerial view of the monument reminds one of a sickle in reference to the Els Segadors anthem External links editOfficial association page for the Gate of the Catalan Countries Archived 2007 04 01 at the Wayback Machine 42 51 15 N 2 56 16 E 42 854299 N 2 937679 E 42 854299 2 937679 This buildings and structures in Occitanie article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gate of the Catalan Countries amp oldid 1191622793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
