The monument of the XXXI Trobada de Penyes Barcelonistes

The Monument de la XXXI Trobada de Penyes Barcelonistes stands tall in the plaça de les Germanes Ocaña in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. A public academicist sculpture, it was created by sculptor Alfredo Sánchez for the XXXI Trobada Mundial de Penyes Barcelonistes held in L’Hospitalet on 5 April 2006. The monument consists of a lower wooden part and an upper part made of engraved black stone.

The wood for the monument comes from the beams of the old football field of Les Corts. The businessman José María Bassols Tena rescued the beams of the old grandstand from the rubble and used them for his factory in Teià. When the factory was dismantled, the Bassols family donated these wooden beams to sculptor Alfredo Sánchez.

The sculpture is a monolithic work featuring a lower part that mimics a wood texture and an upper part of engraved stone. It stands as a commemorative piece for the global gathering of FC Barcelona fan clubs organized by the Penya Barcelonista Collblanc - la Torrassa with support from the local government.

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