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Avinguda Diagonal.
Avinguda Diagonal.

Avinguda Diagonal is the name of one of Barcelona's most important avenues. It cuts the central district Eixample in two, diagonally, hence the name. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Districts of Barcelona Original Eixample concept from 1859 Part of Eixample and Sagrada Família, viewed from Montjuic, June 2006 Eixample street & block layout The Eixample (Catalan for extension) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia...

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Location

Crossing of Avinguda Diagonal and Passeig de Gràcia.
Crossing of Avinguda Diagonal and Passeig de Gràcia.

It was originally projected by engineer and urban planner Ildefons Cerdà as one of the city's wide avenues, which along with Avinguda Meridiana would cut the rationalist grid he designed for l'Eixample. Both would meet at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which Cerdà envisioned as the new city centre. However, Plaça Catalunya, occupying a more privileged position in the urban area would finally become the centre. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (in Catalan) or Ildefonso Cerdá y Suñer (in Spanish) (December 23, 1815 - August 21, 1876) was the progressive Catalan urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample (in Catalan) or Ensanche (in Spanish). ... This article is not about continental rationalism. ... City Centre is a Local Government ward in the City of Manchester. ...


The avenue starts in the Sant Martí district, next to Ronda del Litoral, bordering Sant Adrià de Besòs, and crosses the city finally meeting the Lleida-Madrid highway and Ronda de Dalt, by Esplugues de Llobregat, in Les Corts. Sant Adrià de Besòs is a town lying to the north of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. ... smuack, lleida! Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Lleida (Catalan) Spanish name Lérida Founded 6th century BC Postal code 25XXX Website http://www. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. ... Camp de Les Corts, commonly referred to as Les Corts, was a sports stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...


It's consistently 50 m. wide and about 11 km. long.


History

La Caixa headquarters on Avinguda Diagonal
La Caixa headquarters on Avinguda Diagonal

Ildefons Cerdà's so-called Pla Cerdà wasn't totally successful in transforming Barcelona's urban reality, as only parts of it were finally approved. The construction of Avinguda Diagonal is one of the projects it entailed that became reality, when a Royal Decree from Queen Isabella II of Spain and O'Donnell's Spanish government in Madrid allowed him to start the construction of the avenue in 1859. The city council of Barcelona had previously requested the approval of Antoni Rovira i Trias's alternative project instead, which had been rejected. La Caixa is the common name for the Caixa dEstalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, a pension and savings bank in Spain. ... Isabella II (October 10, 1830 – April 10, 1904), Isabel II in Spanish, was Queen regnant of Spain (Queen of the Spains officially from August 13, 1836, Isabella II the queen of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...) She was born in Madrid, and was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand VII, king of Spain... Leopoldo ODonnell Joris, (1809-1867), Spanish general and stateman. ... Chief of State King Juan Carlos I, since November 22, 1975. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...


It soon became one of Barcelona's most popular avenues and an ideal place for the Catalan aristocrats and bourgeoisie to exhibit their carriages, and Francesc Cambó, leader of Lliga Regionalista proposed the construction of a new palace for the then monarch Alfonso XIII in 1919 (the royal palace in Ciutat Vella had been destroyed in the fire of 1875). The Ancient Greek term aristocracy originally meant a system of government with rule by the best. The word is derived from two words, aristos meaning the best and kratein to rule. Aristocracies have most often been hereditary plutocracies (see below), where a sense of historical gravitas and noblesse oblige demands... Bourgeoisie (RP [], GA []) is a classification used in analysing human societies to describe a social class of people who are in the upper or merchant class, whose status or power comes from employment, education, and wealth as opposed to aristocratic origin. ... Francesc Cambó i Batlle (Verges, Catalonia, 2 September 1876 - Argentina, 30 April 1947) was a conservative Catalan politician, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. ... Regionalist League (in Catalan: Lliga Regionalista) was a political party of Catalonia, Spain, that appeared thanks to the triumph of the candidacy of the four presidents in 1901. ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 - February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Districts of Barcelona Ciutat Vella means old city in Catalan. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


Names

The different regimes that held power in Catalonia and Spain during the 20th century sought to change the city's street names, and Avinguda Diagonal was no exception to that: it has been known under the following names: Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Spanish, Catalan and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (in Catalan) or Ildefonso Cerdá y Suñer (in Spanish) (December 23, 1815 - August 21, 1876) was the progressive Catalan urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample (in Catalan) or Ensanche (in Spanish). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The Mancomunitat de Catalunya was an institution that grouped the four Catalan diputacions, (or province administrations) created the 6 April of 1914, while the process for its creation futile starts to the 1911. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Primo de Rivera may refer to: Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, dictator of Spain from September 23 1923 to 1930, or his son, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the lawyer and son of Miguel Primo de Rivera who founded the extreme right-wing party Falange. ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 - February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Anthem: El Himno de Riego The situation near the beginning of the Spanish Civil War Capital Madrid Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholicism Government Republic President of the Government  - April 14, 1931-October 14, 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora  - May 17 1937-January 30 1939 Juan Negrín Legislature Congress of... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and other societal interests inferior to the needs of the state, and seeks to forge a type of national unity, usually based on ethnic, religious, cultural, or racial attributes. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20th (or possibly 19th) November[1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ... The Spanish transition to democracy or new Bourbon restoration was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Buildings and places of interest

Avinguda Diagonal's main section is the core of Barcelona's shopping district.
Avinguda Diagonal's main section is the core of Barcelona's shopping district.

Architecture

  • Casa del Baró de Quadras (Museu de la Música) – designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1904-1906)
  • Casa Comalat – designed by Salvador Valeri i Pupurull (19061911)
  • Església del Carme – designed by Josep Domènech i Estapà, Bizantine style (1909)
  • Casa Serra – also designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, became a school.
  • Casa de Terrades, also known as Casa de les Punxes – Eixample's widest building, designed by Puig i Cadafalch (1903-1905)
  • Palau Pérez Samanillo
  • Casa Sayrach – (1918)
  • Palau Reial de Pedralbes (1921), built for Alfonso XIII of Spain and its gardens. (1924).

Casa de les Punxes Palau del Baro de Quadres Josep Puig i Cadafalch (October 15, 1867 - December 21, 1956) was a modernistic Catalan architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Casa de les Punxes Palau del Baro de Quadres Josep Puig i Cadafalch (October 15, 1867 - December 21, 1956) was a modernistic Catalan architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Shopping centres

  • L'Illa.
  • El Corte Inglés Avinguda Diagonal
  • El Corte Inglés Francesc Macià
  • Diagonal Mar

Cinemas

  • AMC Cines Diagonal Mar
  • Boliche
  • CINESA Diagonal
  • Glòries Multicines
Casa Comalat, by Salvador Valeri i Pupurull.
Casa Comalat, by Salvador Valeri i Pupurull.

Education

Avinguda Diagonal is also home to several schools of both Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, in the area that is commonly known as Zona Universitària. The University of Barcelona (Catalan Universitat de Barcelona) is a university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Technical University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spanish: Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña) is located in the city of Barcelona, Spain. ...


The following UB faculties and schools are located on the avenue:

  • Biology (Av. Diagonal, 645)
  • Business school (Av. Diagonal, 696)
  • Economics (Av. Diagonal, 690)
  • Law (Av. Diagonal, 684)
  • Physics (Av. Diagonal, 647)

Transport

Trambaix in front of shopping centre L'Illa.

The Trambaix is a light rail (tram) system connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona in Spain. ...

Metro

The avenue is served by a number of metro stations:

  • Zona Universitària (L3)
  • Palau Reial (L3)
  • Maria Cristina (L3)
  • Diagonal (L3, L5) - In and around Passeig de Gràcia.
  • Provença (L6, L7) - In Carrer Provença, linked with Diagonal station.
  • Verdaguer (L4, L5) - In Plaça Verdaguer
  • Glòries (L1) - in Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes.
  • Selva de Mar (L4).

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Tram

Trambaix The Trambaix is a light rail (tram) system connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona in Spain. ...

  • Zona Univesitària (T1, T2, T3)
  • Palau Reial (T1, T2, T3)
  • Maria Cristina (T1, T2, T3)
  • Numància (T1, T2, T3)
  • L'Illa (T1, T2, T3)
  • Francesc Macià (T1, T2, T3)

Trambesòs The Trambesòs is a light rail (tram) system connecting Sant Adrià del Besòs with the city of Barcelona in Spain. ...

  • Glòries (T4, T5)
  • Ca L'Aranyó (T4)
  • Pere IV (T4)
  • Fluvià (T4)
  • Selva de Mar (T4)
  • El Maresme (T4)
  • Fòrum (T4)

See also

Districts of Barcelona Original Eixample concept from 1859 Part of Eixample and Sagrada Família, viewed from Montjuic, June 2006 Eixample street & block layout The Eixample (Catalan for extension) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... Noucentisme (noucentista being its adjective) is a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception of art almost opposite to that of avantgardists. ... Poster by Alfons Mucha Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (in Catalan) or Ildefonso Cerdá y Suñer (in Spanish) (December 23, 1815 - August 21, 1876) was the progressive Catalan urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample (in Catalan) or Ensanche (in Spanish). ... Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern Socialist thought. ... The territory that now constitutes the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain, and the adjoining Catalan region of France, was first settled during the Middle Palaeolithic. ... The history of Spain covers a span from pre-historic times, through the rise and fall of a global empire, to Spains modern-day renaissance in the post-Franco era. ... The 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures - (Catalan: Fòrum Universal de les Cultures, Spanish: Fórum Universal de las Culturas) was a 141-day international event that took place in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from May 9 to September 26, 2004. ...

Sources

  • ALBAREDA, Joaquim, GUÀRDIA, Manel i altres.Enciclopèdia de Barcelona, Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana, Barcelona, 2006.

External links

  • Article on Avinguda Diagonal by journalist Lluís Permanyer]
  • Casa de les Punxes
  • Avinguda Diagonal at the tourism site of the city council.
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