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The Palau de les Heures ("Palacio de las hiedras" in Spanish), also known as the Casa Gallart, is a palace located in the district of Horta-Guinardó in Barcelona. It was built between 1894 and 1898 by the architect Augusto Font i Carreras. It currently serves as the headquarters of the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation for university studies and is integrated into the Mundet Campus of the University of Barcelona.

Description
The palace is located south of the Turó de la Maria hill, in the Collserola mountain range. In 1893, the site was acquired by Josep Gallart Forgas, a wealthy indiano from Puerto Rico, who commissioned the construction of the palace to Augusto Font i Carreras. The architect designed a building in the style of a French château, with four cylindrical towers with conical roofs and a lantern in its central part.

The palace is situated on top of a promontory that can be accessed through a series of terraced gardens, with ramps and balustrades in the style of Renaissance Italian gardens. The gardens, designed by Adrià Piera, are structured at each level around central basins, and around them are arranged French-style parterres surrounded by species such as palm trees, magnolias, and horse chestnut trees. There are also rose bushes and terracotta planters with geraniums. The gardens were restored in 1999 by Patrizia Falcone and opened to the public.