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set of twenty-two funerary carriages, each parked on its own cobbled stage,
complete with ghostly attendants, horses and riders suspended in frozen
animation. Used for city funeral processions from the end of the nineteenth
century onwards, most of the carriages and hearses are extravagantly decorated
in gilt, black or white – the service was mechanized in the 1950s, when the
silver Buick, also on display, came into use. Old photographs show some of the
carriages in use in the city’s streets, while showcases highlight antique uniforms,
mourning wear and formal riding gear.
SANT PERE, LA RIBERA AND CIUTADELLA
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Arc de Triomf and around