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Barcelona claims to have the greatest avenue running from the area of Pedralbes
collection of Art Nouveau buildings of any down to the sea, and the Avinguda de Gaudí,
city in Europe. The style, known in Catalonia which links the Sagrada Família to the Hospital
as Modernisme, flour ished after 1854, when de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau by Modernista
it was decided to pull down the medieval architect Domènech i Montaner (1850–1923).
walls to allow the city to develop into what The wealth of Barcelona’s commercial elite,
had previously been a military zone. and their passion for all things new, allowed
The designs of the civil engineer Ildefons them to give free rein to the age’s most
Cerdà i Sunyer (1815–76) were chosen for the innovative architects in designing their
new expansion (eixample) inland. These plans residences as well as public buildings.
called for a rigid grid system of streets, but at Still Barcelona’s most lavish neighbourhood,
each intersection the corners were chamfered Eixample’s broad, tree-lined avenues are
to allow the buildings there to overlook the replete with designer shops and upmarket
junctions or squares. The few exceptions to restaurants, particularly along the area’s
this grid system include the Diagonal, a main main axis, the Passeig de Gràcia.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries 4 Casa Terrades “Casa de
2 Fundació Antoni Tàpies les Punxes”
5 Hospital de la Santa Creu
Churches i de Sant Pau
6 Sagrada Família pp170–71
Modernista Buildings
1 lla de la Discòrdia
3 La Pedrera
See also Barcelona Street
Finder maps 3, 4, 5

CARRER
DE TAXDIRT
Joanic LLORENS I BARBA
JARDINS DEL
DE GIRONA
T R AV E S S E R A D E G R A C I A
GRÀCIA TRAVESSERA DE GRACIA CARRER DE SANT QUINTI
CARRER DEL TORRENT L'OL LA DE CARRER DE LA INDUSTRIA G A U D I
PLAÇA DE PLAÇA DEL CARRER P A S S E I G CARRER DE SANT ANTONI MARIA CLARET CARRER DE PADILLA Sant Pau –
RASPALL
NARCIS PLAÇA DE PRÍNCEP CARRER DE LEPANT Dos de Maig
OLLER
LA SEDETA
D E
RIERA DE SANT MIQUEL
CARRER DE CORSEGA BAILEN CARRER DE CORSEGA D E
Diagonal S A N T CARRER DE LA MARINA A V I N G U D A
CARRER DEL ROSSELLO CARRER DE CARTAGENA
Verdaguer CARRER DEL DOS DE MAIG CARRER DE LA INDEPENDÉNCIA
Provença Sagrada CARRER DE LOS CASTILLEJOS
CARRER DE PROVENÇA J O A N CARRER DE PROVENÇA Família CARRER DE PADILLA
PLAÇA DE LA CARRER DE XIFRÉ
PLAÇA
SAGRADA DE GAUDI
FAMILIA
PLAÇA DE
CARRER DE NAPOLS
P A S S E I G
CARRER DE MALLORCA CARRER DE MALLORCA
MOSSEN
A V I N G U D A D I A G O N A L
VERDAGUER Encants
JACINT
D E
Passeig CARRER DE VALENCIA
de Gràcia
R A M B L A
CARRER DE GIRONA
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D E
CARRER DEL BRUC
Girona
G R A C I A
CARRER DE PAU CLARIS
GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES CARRER DE BAILEN Plaça D E
CARRER DE ROGER DE LLURIA
Tetuán
C A T A L U N Y A
CARRER DE CASP S A N T
PLAÇA DE Urquinaona CARRER DE AUSIAS MARC
CATALUNYA
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Catalunya RONDA DE SANT PERE J O A N 0 yards 500
Aerial view of apartment block Casa Milà, designed by Gaudí For keys to symbols see back flap
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