Gallifa | |
|---|---|
 The castle became a church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Gallifa Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of Barcelona Gallifa Gallifa (Catalonia) Show map of Catalonia Gallifa Gallifa (Spain) Show map of Spain | |
| Coordinates:41°41′39″N2°6′56″E / 41.69417°N 2.11556°E /41.69417; 2.11556 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Occidental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mateu Comalrena de Sobregrau Esteve (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 172 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27.3/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 08146 |
| Website | gallifa |
Gallifa (Catalan pronunciation:[gəˈʎifə]) is amunicipality in thecomarca of theVallès Occidental inCatalonia, north-easternSpain.[4] It contains theCastle of Gallifa and was the location of the studio of ceramic artistJosep Llorens i Artigas and his son.
TheCastle of Gallifa overlooks the village from a height of 600 metres.[5]
In 1953Joan Miró andJosep Llorens i Artigas worked at Artigas's studio in Gallifa. There they created "firestones" which they exhibited under their joint names, including in 1956 a joint exhibition in New York. The following year the two worked on a mural for the UNESCO headquarters and for theUniversity of Harvard. The tiles that made up the two murals for the UNESCO building were created in Gallifa and Miro supervised their installation in Paris. The murals are called"The Wall of the Sun" and "The Wall of the Moon".[6]
The tiles for Joan Miró's ceramic mural (theMiró Wall) were fired in Gallifa and they were then transported 1200 km to theLudwigshafen museum in Germany. They were placed four to a box so that they could be moved down the mountain by mule. After that lorries and the train were used to complete the journey from Catalonia to south western Germany.[7]
Places adjacent to Gallifa | |
|---|---|
.svg)
