Eixample, one of 10 districts of Barcelona, directly borders the old town (Ciutat Vella). Characteristics are long straight streets, square blocks and chamfered corners.
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More InformationWe start our walk at the former bullring.
La Monumental
La Monumental was designed by Manuel Joaquim Raspall i Mayol and opened in 1914. Already 1916 the building was extended by Ignasi Mas i Morell and Domènec i Gras Sugrañes in the style of Mudejar architecture. Bullfights were held here until 2011. After a referendum the bull fight was banned by the Catalan Parliament.
Today, it is a location for music and circus events.
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
was planned and created in the context of urban expansion during the late 19th century. Today it is one of the most important transport axes of Barcelona. In this video we see the section from the Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes to the Rambla de Catalunya.
While shophisticated hotels and shops line the street at the surface, metro and urban trains operate below ground.
Passeig de Gràcia
We turn into the Passeig de Gràcia, the splendour boulevard of Barcelona.
Here you find several buildings of the Modernisme (Catalan Art Nouveau) from Antoni Gaudi and Joseph Puig i Cadafalch.
Casa Mila and Casa Batllo, both built by Antoni Gaudí, belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Also noteworthy are the beautiful benches with candelabra, designed by the Catalan architect Pere Falqués i Urpí.
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