three terraces: On the lower terrace is the hedge maze that gives the park its name, made up of 750 metres of trimmed cypress trees. At the entrance of the labyrinth, there is a marble bas-relief depicting Ariadne and Theseus and in the centre, a statue of the god Eros. On the intermediate terrace, right over the maze, there are two Italian-style pavilions with Tuscan columns and statues of Danae and Ariadne, replicas of round Roman temples without cella. Next to the great staircase that leads to the third level, there is a bust of Dionysus, the god of wine and exuberance. On the third and uppermost terrace there is a pavilion dedicated to the nine muses, crowned by a sculpture depicting art and nature, on the foot of which can be read: Artis Naturaque Parit Concordia Pulchrum (Latin for "The harmony of art and nature generates beauty") and on the other side: Ars Concors Foetum Naturae Matris Alumbrat ("Harmonic art gives light onto the fruit of Mother Nature"). There is a big pond behind the pavilion with water coming from a natural source. The romantic garden is distributed in a series of flower beds and small squares under the shade of huge trees. On the northernmost border of this side of the park, there's a waterfall. There aren't many traces left of the original design, but it seems that the romantic garden was built alluding to the theme of death - there even used to be a replica of a small graveyard, long gone - while the neoclassical garden revolves around the theme of love. The park gardens are surrounded by a large area of Mediterranean forest. Miscellaneous The gardens hosted receptions to the sovereigns of Spain on three occasions. The pavilions of the intermediate terrace were chosen by poet Joan Maragall to represent classic plays. On 10 October 1898 was played the tragedy Iphigenia in Tauris by Goethe, translated by Maragall and directed by Adrià Gual. The parc was used to shoot a scene of the motion picture Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by German director Tom Tykwer. Image gallery See also Street names in Barcelona Urban planning of Barcelona External links Parcs i jardins de Barcelona - Parc del Laberint (Official site) References Laberint d'Horta Horta-Guinardó Mazes in Spain