Designed for the 1929 Universal Exhibition by the engineer Carles Buigas, the Magic Fountain of Barcelona was restored in 1992 for the Olympic Games and has proved a popular attraction ever since. From May to September, Thursday to Sunday, this huge fountain bubbles and bursts, spews and spouts cascades of water in a sensational show set to music and lit by every colour of the rainbow. Thousands of people gather each night during summer to enjoy the spectacle, sitting on the many steps that lead up to the MNAC museum and watching the sunset from the vantage point of Montjuic mountain, under which the Magic Fountain sits. Each display lasts 15 minutes and take place at 9pm, 9:30pm, 10pm, 10:30pm and 11pm. (For the rest of the year the fountain operates just on Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm and 8:30pm).
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