Eixample

The Eixample is the quarter designed during the middle of the 19th century by Ildefons Cerdà, expanding the medieval city of into space left empty for defence outside the city walls.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Park Güell.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença.

Park
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is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the neighborhood of the Gràcia district in , , .

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the at .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciutat Vella and Sants-Montjuïc.

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is, as its name suggests, the oldest part of . Centred along the Las Ramblas boulevard, it includes Barcelona's old port as well as parts built from the early Middle Ages to mid-19th century.

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is a district in the southwest of . Many of its attractions focus on the Parc de Montjuïc, which has museums, a castle, Olympic facilities and some great views overlooking the city.

Eixample

Latitude
41.3917° or 41° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
2.1645° or 2° 9′ 52″ east
Population
266,000
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8FH495R7+MR
Geo­Names ID
11549759
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Notable Places Nearby

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