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Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585 ☒
(Universitat de Barcelona)

Salvador Espriu i Castelló

Santa Coloma de Farners 1913 - Barcelona 1985
Catalan poet writing in the Catalan language

Josep Maria Subirachs
1986

Description

Stone commemorative plaque with portrait.

Inscription(s)

fundada sota el signe
de la magnanimitat,
la nostra casa serà
sense cap claudicació
fidel al seu alt destí
i coses glorioses han
estat, són i seran dites
de tu, alma mater.
salvador espriu 9-x-1980

Translation?

Signed: subirachs 22-ii-86

Artist

Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Barcelona 1927), Catalan sculptor (Wikipedia).

Location (N 41°23'12" - E 2°9'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: escy046; Photograph: 5 September 2011
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