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, Sant Andreu etc.). Constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, some parts of the Eixample were heavily influenced by modernist architects, chief among whom is Antoni Gaudí. His work in the Eixample includes the Casa Milà (nicknamed La Pedrera) and the Casa Batlló, both of which are on the wide Passeig de Gràcia, as well as the Sagrada Família. Image File history File links MapaBCN_Distritos01. ... Image File history File links MapaBCN_Distritos01. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1875x2077, 3523 KB) Summary Sagrada Familia and Eixample viewed from Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain (June 2006). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1875x2077, 3523 KB) Summary Sagrada Familia and Eixample viewed from Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain (June 2006). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Land of Valencia (under the name of Valencian) and the Balearic Islands in Spain, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian... 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 Ciutat Vella means old city in Catalan. ... Districts of Barcelona: Gràcia can be seen in Red Gràcia is a district of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... Antoni Gaud i Cornet (more widely known in the English speaking world under the Spanish version of his first name, as Antonio Gaud , or, just simply, Gaudi), (25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique designs expressing sculptural and individualistic qualities. ... Casa Milá at dusk Parabolic or catenary arches under the terrace of Casa Milà. Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for The Quarry), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1905–1907. ... Casa Batlló (pronounce Casa Batyo) is a building designed by Antoni Gaudi and built in years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Manzana de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... For the Alan Parsons Project song, see La Sagrada Familia (song). ...

The Casa Terrades most known as Casa de les Punxes is a really nice building designed by the modern architect Puig i Cadafalch.

The Casa Batlló is part of a block called the Illa de la Discòrdia, along with two other notable Modernisme works, Lluís Domènech i Montaner's Casa Lleó Morera and Josep Puig i Cadafalch's Casa Amatller. The block is so named due to the visual clash between the buildings; its Spanish name, Manzana de la Discordia, is also a pun on Eris's Apple of Discord - manzana means both "apple" and "city block". Casa Batlló (pronounce Casa Batyo) is a building designed by Antoni Gaudi and built in years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Manzana de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Lluís Domènech i Montaner Editorial Montaner i Simón Casa Fuster Born in Barcelona, Lluís Domènech i Montaner (21 December 1850 - 27 December 1923) showed from a young age his passion for architecture. ... 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. ... Eris (ca. ... An apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris (Gr. ...

The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues, and truncated-square blocks (named illes in Catalan, manzanas in Spanish). This was a visionary, pioneering design by Ildefons Cerdà, who considered traffic and transport along with sunlighting and ventilation in coming up with his characteristic octagon-shaped blocks, where the streets broaden at every intersection making for greater visibility, better ventilation and (today) some short-stay parking space. The corners were cut off to allow horse drawn carts an area in which to turn around. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were unfortunately ignored: the four sides of the blocks and the inner space were built instead of the planned two or three sides around a garden; the streets were narrower; only one of the two diagonal avenues were realized; the inhabitants were of a higher class than the mixed composition dreamed of by Cerdà. The important needs of the inhabitants were incorporated into his plan which called for markets, schools, hospitals every so many blocks. Today, most of the markets remain open in the spots they have been from the beginning. The grid plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. ... 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). ... The miasma theory of disease held that diseases like cholera were caused by a miasma (Greek language: pollution), a noxious form of bad air. The miasma theory was consistent with the observations that: disease was associated with poor sanitation (and hence foul odors) and that sanitary improvements reduced disease, but... For other uses, see Octagon (disambiguation). ...

The most important avenues in the Eixample are Passeig de Gràcia (that links centric Plaça Catalunya with the old town of Gràcia), [[Avinguda Diagonal[[ (that cuts the grid diagonally), and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (that crosses all Barcelona from southwest to northeast). Other wide avenues in the area include Carrer d'Aragó and Passeig de Sant Joan. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Districts of Barcelona: Gràcia can be seen in Red Gràcia is a district of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Crossing between Rambla de Catalunya and Gran Via Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, often popularly known as just Gran Via, is one of Barcelonas major avenues. ...

Some parts of the Eixample are rather well-to-do neighbourhoods, especially around the central Passeig de Gràcia, but the Eixample also contains many decaying buildings inhabited by lonely aged tenants on the verge of poverty, especially in the fringe areas.

Eixample contains one of Barcelona's gay villages, nicknamed the gaixample. A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto and increasingly gayborhood) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexual and transgender people live. ...

The Casa Milà Casa Milà in Barcelona Personal snapshot by Montréalais. ...

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona - overview in July 2002. ... For the Alan Parsons Project song, see La Sagrada Familia (song). ...

The Illa de la Discordia (the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleó Morera; the building with the stepped triangular peak is the Casa Amatller; and the curved façade to its right is the Casa Batlló) Illa de la Discordia, Barcelona. ... Casa Batlló (pronounce Casa Batyo) is a building designed by Antoni Gaudi and built in years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Manzana de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...