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La Gamba

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👍👍 Ever since being blessed by Gambrinus, I’ve found success in my job, happiness in my relationships, and discipline in my routines. I’ve lost 20 pounds and now have a wife and 3 kids. Would definitely recommend checking out this beautiful statue if you need any guidance in your life. People often mention Barcelona, sculpture, Gambrinus, lobster, Mariscal, Gamba, restaurant, statue, Port, escultura,


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Ronda Litoral, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

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4.30 (395 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Cina S. 4 years ago on Google
    Ever since being blessed by Gambrinus, I’ve found success in my job, happiness in my relationships, and discipline in my routines. I’ve lost 20 pounds and now have a wife and 3 kids. Would definitely recommend checking out this beautiful statue if you need any guidance in your life.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jota C. 4 months ago on Google • 953 reviews
    Nice sculpture of Mariscal in front of the port.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dante 5 months ago on Google • 1600 reviews
    Fun and modern monument in beautiful surroundings.

  • 4/5 Heidi S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) La Gamba de Barcelona, ​​a sculpture designed by Xavier Mariscal, opened in 1989, was made for the restaurant "Gambrinus" which closed after the Olympic games with more bars and restaurants of the Moll de la Fusta, this sculpture stayed, It is now owned by the town hall. Personally I like to remember how Barcelona was years ago and I'm glad they didn't remove it, they reformed it in 2004. (Original) La Gamba de Barcelona, es una escultura diseñada por Xavier Mariscal, inaugurada en 1989, la hicieron para el restaurante "Gambrinus" el cual cerró después de los juegos olímpicos junto a más bares y restaurantes del Moll de la Fusta, esta escultura se quedó, ahora es propiedad del ayuntamiento. Personalmente me gusta recordar como era años atrás Barcelona y me alegro de que no la hayan quitado, la reformaron en el 2004.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karina 2 months ago on Google • 121 reviews New
    A fun sculpture on the promenade that used to attract customers to a famous seafood restaurant, but later the restaurant closed its doors and La Gamba became municipal property and remains in place, bringing smiles to passers-by.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David L. 5 years ago on Google
    Visiting Gambrinus the Crustacean changed my entire outlook on life: I've been truly blessed to have been able to have this opportunity to see Gambrinus with my very own eyes, an experience that I have only read about in the tales of old. Would highly recommend seeing this smiley boi
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Samsung S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) By order of the owners of the Gambrinus restaurant (hence the official name), for the Olympics in 1992, the famous Catalan sculptor and designer Javier Mariscal created this sculpture (to attract guests) in the form of a shrimp (as it were, Norwegian - interesting, the Scandinavians themselves saw this .. . ?). Many gossip that it looks more like lobster with giant claws and may be right ... After the restaurant was closed (it happens ...), the Shrimp was dismantled and forgotten until 2004. After long ships and disputes, the city’s mzria (in whose property it was transferred) decided to return this, beloved by all the inhabitants and guests of the capital of Catalonia, to a “funny interest” ... And now this playful and cheerful creature (also with a smile or a grin) “dwells” on a small colonnade, on the promenade of Barcelona. .). (Original) По заказу владельцев ресторана Гамбринус(отсюда и официальное название), к Олимпиаде 1992 г., известный каталонский скульптор и дизайнер Хавьер Марискаль создал эту скульптуру(для привлечения гостей) в виде креветки(как бы, норвежской - интересно, сами скандинавы такую видели... ?).Многие судачат,что она больше похожа на лобстера с гигантскими клешнями и может правы... После закрытия ресторана(бывает и такое...), "Креветку" демонтировали и предали забвению до 2004 г.. После долгих судов и споров,мзрия города(в чью собственность она перешла) решила вернуть это, полюбившееся всем жителям и гостям столицы Каталонии, "забавное интересище"... И вот сейчас на небольшой коллонаде,на набережной Барселоны и "обитает" это игривое и весёлое создание(ещё и - или с улыбкой,или с ухмылкой...).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Noemí P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) What a memory of what Barcelona was. The center of the world, you remember. What is happening to us ? (Original) Que recuerdo de lo que era Barcelona . El centro del mundo , lo recordáis . Qué nos está pasando ?
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shachar P. 1 year ago on Google
    A cool giant sculpture of a lobster that was transferred here after being in a seafood restaurant for years
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angelica Q. 5 years ago on Google
    Lovely lobster that overlooks the port of Barcelona. Was one of our last memories of the city and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Became a very positive meme throughout the rest of our trip (ie “Our Lord and Savior, Gambrinus”) and served to be one of the better memories of Barcelona. You won’t regret seeing his mighty smile. Please do go out of your way to bask in his presence.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pollyana A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a sculpture located near the port, on a boulevard with movement of many people, you have many vendors on the street and is interrssante see the products. A nice place to walk with the whole family. Nearby there are also several places for food. It is worth sightseeing and knowing this place. (Original) É uma escultura localizada proximo ao porto, em uma rambla com movimento de muitas pessoas, se tem muitos vendedores na rua e é interrssante ver os produtos. Um lugar agradavel para se passear com toda a familia. Perto tambem tem varios lugares para alimentacao. Vale a pena passear e conhecer esse local.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josep Lluis C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Representative of the Marshal era, with his "brother" Cobi, mascot of the Olympic Games ... he changed the appearance of the coast, with the creation of the Maremágnum and the Old Port, areas currently very touristy and open to the city (Original) Representativa de l'època Mariscal, amb el seu "germà" Cobi, mascota dels Jocs Olímpics... va canviar la fesomia del front litoral, amb la creació del Maremágnum i el Port Vell, zones actualment molt turístiques i obertes a la ciutat
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruben C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good seafood (Original) Bon marisc
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Walter Michael B. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rika B. 3 months ago on Google • 322 reviews New
    A gigantic sculpture representing a lobster or shrimp with a happy face.

  • 4/5 M M. 4 months ago on Google • 181 reviews
    The Gamba or Gambrinus, designed by the designer Javier Mariscal and inaugurated in 1989, is a 10 meter long sculpture. It was created for the famous Gambrinus restaurant, located on Passeig de Colom. Mariscal was a close friend of the owner of the Gambrinus, who asked him for a decorative element to differentiate his establishment from the others. The designer of "Cobi", the mascot of the Barcelona Olympic Games, designed a sculpture of a giant Prawn with lobster legs. The creature has a face and its painted smile looks comical. In 2004, the city council of Barcelona bought and rehabilitated this piece, to turn it into a tourist attraction at Moll de la Fusta.

  • 5/5 Wesley H. 3 months ago on Google • 72 reviews New
    A very interesting sculpture of a smiling shrimp. If you are in Barcelona with children, be sure to show it to them. I RECOMMEND !!!

  • 4/5 ​ �. 6 years ago on Google
    Quite funny cartoon style lobster, a place for funny photo ;)

  • 4/5 Louanne S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice and funny :) (Original) Sympa et rigolo :)

  • 5/5 ROFFMAN GOMES A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An incredible sight. A wonderful tourist spot (Original) Uma visão Incrível. Um ponto turístico Maravilhoso

  • 5/5 Basilio N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Picturesque. (Original) Pittoresco.

  • 3/5 Robert J. 5 years ago on Google
    The Lobster is OK but not worth a special trip to see it!

  • 5/5 Javier Lopez G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Precioso

  • 1/5 Serhiy F. 5 years ago on Google
    Quite strange monument. Doesn't add beaty to the city ((((

  • 3/5 Joan S. Alós B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Funny (Original) Divertida

  • 3/5 Ferran 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An iconic sculpture of Barcelona (Original) Una escultura icónica de Barcelona

  • 5/5 John K. 2 years ago on Google
    A giant lobster thing. What’s not to love.

  • 5/5 Albany O. 5 years ago on Google
    Cute statue right on the sea front.

  • 5/5 Teodora I. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place 👍

  • 4/5 Mike R. 5 years ago on Google
    This is definitely worth taking a walk down to if you are walking along the waterfront boardwalk. It gets super busy around the area sometimes, lots of people selling knockoffs or street performers. It’s pretty damn huge, so pictures don’t quite do it justice!

  • 4/5 Mike L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In such August heat and humidity I had a chance to visit here. That the object was not very impressive. (Original) В такую августовский жару и влажность довелось здесь побывать.что объект не очень впечатлил.

  • 3/5 DANIEL M. 5 years ago on Google
    It was nice... I guess

  • 5/5 Paul M. 5 years ago on Google
    The Lobster was excellent. Such a lovely area around by the harbour.

  • 3/5 Jonny och Ann-Christine A. 7 years ago on Google
    A fun but also beautiful monument close to the marina where the aquarium can be found and this crayfish is meant to remind as to make a visit to the aquarium of course.

  • 5/5 Alice L. 1 year ago on Google
    Good spot

  • 5/5 J. H. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing walk near the water

  • 5/5 Ishani G. 10 months ago on Google
    we like lobster but they are usually red. Gold is cool. They have added a wave structure beneath it which helps contextualize it as a lobster. Antenna we don’t love. You really start to realize how much you love it when you get to the next wave like underpass and it doesn’t have a lobster.

  • 5/5 Victoria G. 5 years ago on Google
    So cool!

  • 4/5 Tatia L. 5 years ago on Google
    nice avenue

  • 5/5 Leander van D. 4 years ago on Google
    A very big lobster

  • 5/5 Nhung H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful! (Original) Wunderschön!

  • 5/5 Bahadır S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An interesting and giant lobster statue I encountered while walking by Passeig de Colom near Port Vell. The reason why the statue was called Gambrinus was previously used as a decor in a seafood restaurant called Gambrinus. This 10-meter-long fiberglass sculpture was taken by the city council when the restaurant was closed, renovated and started to be displayed here. The designer of the lobster is the Spanish art master Javier Mariscal, who also designed the 92 Olympic Mascot, Gobi. The name of the statue in Spain is Escultura La Gamba. (Original) Port Vell'in yakınında Passeig de Colom adlı cadde kenarında yürürken karşılaştığım ilginç ve dev istakoz heykeli. Heykele Gambrinus denmesinin nedeni daha önce Gambrinus adlı bir deniz ürünü restoranında bir dekor olarak kullanılmasıymış. 10 metre uzunluğundaki fiberglas bu heykel, restoran kapanınca kent konseyince alınmış, yenilenmiş ve burada sergilenmeye başlamış. Istakozun tasarımcısı , 92 Olimpiyat Maskot'u Gobi'yi de tasarlayan İspanyol sanat ustası Javier Mariscal'dir. Heykelin İspanya'daki adı Escultura La Gamba'dır.

  • 3/5 Luciano C. 4 years ago on Google
    Funny

  • 5/5 Дмитрий �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lobster (Original) Лобстер

  • 5/5 Patricia Abreu S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful, it's worth seeing (Original) Preciosa, vale la pena verla

  • 5/5 Elisa L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) La Gamba Mariscal (Original) La Gamba Mariscal

  • 3/5 george g. 4 years ago on Google
    Funny and great piece of "art"! Near the intersection with Via Laietana. This statue was originally part of the decor at the Gambrinus seafood restaurant.

  • 5/5 Patrycja C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the most positive sculptures you can meet! And that smile :) (Original) Jedna z najbardziej pozytywnych rzeźb jakie można spotkać! I ten uśmiech:)

  • 4/5 undercover C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Tourist hot spot (Original) Touristen Hot Spot

  • 1/5 Andrey S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Roughly done something. Do not waste your time on it. (Original) Грубо сделанное нечто. Не тратте своё время на это

  • 4/5 N A. 4 years ago on Google
    Funny

  • 5/5 Iñaki G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The walk through Port Vell is very pleasant (Original) El paseo por el Port Vell resulta muy agradable

  • 5/5 Jose Roberto S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) La Gamba or Gambrinus, by Spanish sculptor Javier Mariscal, 1989. The sculpture on the Paseo de Colón represents a huge "shrimp". The work actually became a claim to several restaurants and bars, which had their doors closed shortly after the closing of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. The sculpture continues to adorn the Port Nou pier on the Ronda del Litoral. (Original) La Gamba ou Gambrinus, do escultor espanhol Javier Mariscal, de 1989. A escultura no Paseo de Colón, representa um enorme "camarão". A obra na realidade, passou a ser um reivindicação de vários restaurantes e bares, que tiveram suas portas fechadas logo após, o encerramento dos Jogos Olímpicos de Barcelona em 1992. A escultura continua adornando o píer do Port Nou, na Ronda del Litoral.

  • 3/5 Midmax 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cute and characteristic (Original) Carino e caratteristico

  • 4/5 Gabriel G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent monument. Memory of the Barcelona 92 ​​Olympics (Original) Excelente monumento. Recuerdo de los JJOO de Barcelona 92

  • 4/5 ricardo fernández del B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice sculpture that gives personality to the promenade of the port of Barcelona. (Original) Simpática escultura que le da personalidad al paseo del puerto de Barcelona.

  • 5/5 Matteo S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) beautiful (Original) Bella

  • 4/5 Genis L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) Muy bonita

  • 5/5 Adeline P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An original statue that does not scare children (Original) Une statue originale qui ne fait pas peur aux enfants

  • 3/5 Martyna M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interestingly designed promenade. (Original) Ciekawie zaprojektowany deptak.

  • 5/5 Bruno C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very nice place (Original) Um local muito agradável

  • 4/5 Dilshad G. 4 years ago on Google
    Quite funny, smiley Lobster!

  • 5/5 Son G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very nice place with pokemon gym? (Original) Un lugar muy bonito y con gimnasio pokemon?

  • 4/5 Gerhard F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice corner but a bit loud (Original) Schöne Ecke aber etwas laut

  • 5/5 michele d. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Really nice (Original) Veramente bello

  • 5/5 forever y. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) brilliant (Original) Genial

  • 1/5 José Sánchez V. 3 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Whoever did this and who made the decision to commission and assemble this aberration of sculpture have not, EVER, reflected on art. But it is more serious, because in addition to this lack of knowledge about art, all those involved lack any sense of aesthetics if they saw a sketch of this horrible work and thought it would be something that would beautify the place. I see the graffiti-like face and I get the feeling that someone vandalized the work but no, that's how its author conceived it! The icing on the cake is calling a representation of a lobster Gamba. Everything about this thing represents human ignorance and imbecility. It makes me sad to see it every time I pass by. Without a doubt the worst sculpture I have ever seen in Barcelona. I would nominate it for the award for the most grotesque sculpture in Europe. Someone please remove her from our space forever!


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