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L’eixample: The Enlargement

L’eixample: The Enlargement. L’eixample: An Interesting Place to Live. Spain. Catalunya. Greater Barcelona. Barcelona and L’eixample. Barcelona : A Sprawling City. Medieval Barcelona. Cerdá. Ildefonso Cerdá 1815-76 Architect, Engineer, and Urban Planner Planned L’eixample.

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L’eixample: The Enlargement

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  1. L’eixample: The Enlargement

  2. L’eixample:An Interesting Place to Live

  3. Spain

  4. Catalunya

  5. Greater Barcelona

  6. Barcelona and L’eixample

  7. Barcelona: A Sprawling City

  8. Medieval Barcelona

  9. Cerdá • Ildefonso Cerdá • 1815-76 • Architect, Engineer, and Urban Planner • Planned L’eixample

  10. Barcelona in the mid 19th century • Population Explosion • Bursting at the City Walls • A plan was needed

  11. Architecture

  12. The Architecture of L’eixample • Late 19th and Early 20th Century • Modernista (Spanish Art Nouveau) • Very Diverse

  13. Casa Battló

  14. Casa Battló • Guadí • Built from 1904-6 • Commisioned by Josep Battló

  15. Sagrada Familia

  16. Sagrada Familia • Started in the 1880’s • Blends Elements of Nature, Symmetry and Symbolism • The Symbol of L’eixample • Never Finished • Guadí is Buried in the Crypt

  17. Passeig de Gràcia

  18. Passeig de Gràcia • Many Examples of Gaudí • Modernista • Several Upscale Buildings and Shops

  19. Casa Vincens

  20. Casa Milà: “La Pedrera”

  21. La Pedrera: “The Quarry” • Guadí • Built from 1906-10 • Wave-like Façade • Located Near Ave. Diagonal • Moderniste

  22. The Plaça de Catalunya

  23. Pl. de Catalunya • Between L’eixample and Old Barcelona • Est. 1927 • 50,000 sq. ft. • Lots of Shops • El Cote Ingles Department Store

  24. Av. Diagonal

  25. Avinguda Diagonal • Wide Diagonal Avenue that Slices Through L’eixample • Runs from Pedralbes to the Sea

  26. Reasons Why You Would Want to Live in L’eixample: • The Best of Barcelona • Beautiful Buildings • Tremendous History • Spanish Food and Wine • Has Everything You Would Need to Live (Shopping)

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