The Plaza de España (or Plaza España) in Barcelona is one of the most significant squares of the Catalan capital. It was built for the International Exhibition of 1929, according to a draft prepared by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Guillem Busquets and finalized by Antoni Darder. With 34,000 square meters is the second largest square in Spain, after the Plaza of Spain in Madrid, and Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona. In the middle of the square: the Three Seas Fountain (Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay and Atlantic Sea surrounding the Iberian peninsula (designed by Josep Maria Jujol) and the Two Venetian Towers designed by Ramon Reventós, and built for the 1929 Expo.
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