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[[Image:Eixample.svg|thumb|150px|Eixample street and block layout]] | [[Image:Eixample.svg|thumb|150px|Eixample street and block layout]] | ||
The '''Eixample''' ({{IPA|ca|əˈʃamplə|label=[[Catalan language|Catalan]]:}} | The '''Eixample''' ({{IPA|ca|əˈʃamplə|label=[[Catalan language|Catalan]]:}} {{gloss|Expansion}}; {{langx|es|Ensanche}} {{IPA|es|enˈsantʃe|}}) 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. Its population was 262,000 at the last census (2005).{{needs update|date=May 2026}}<ref>[http://densityatlas.org/casestudies/profile.php?id=92 Variations in Population Density within Barcelona]. Retrieved 18 September 2016</ref> | ||
==Architecture and design== | ==Architecture and design== | ||
{{See also|Cerdà Plan}} | |||
The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict [[grid pattern]] crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with [[chamfer#architecture|chamfered corners]] (named ''illes'' in Catalan, ''manzanas'' in Spanish). | The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict [[grid pattern]] crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with [[chamfer#architecture|chamfered corners]] (named ''illes'' in Catalan, ''manzanas'' in Spanish). | ||
This was a visionary, pioneering design by [[Ildefons Cerdà]], who considered traffic and transport along with sunlight and ventilation in coming up with his characteristic [[octagon]]al blocks, where the streets broaden at every intersection making for greater visibility, better ventilation and (today) some short-term parking areas. | This was a visionary, pioneering design plan by [[Ildefons Cerdà]], who considered traffic and transport along with sunlight and ventilation in coming up with his characteristic [[octagon]]al blocks, where the streets broaden at every intersection making for greater visibility, better ventilation and (today) some short-term parking areas. | ||
It also provided an area for horse-drawn wagons and carriages to easily turn around. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were 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 was carried out; the inhabitants were of a higher class than the mixed composition dreamed of by Cerdà. | It also provided an area for horse-drawn wagons and carriages to easily turn around. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were 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 was carried out; the inhabitants were of a higher class than the mixed composition dreamed of by Cerdà. | ||
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Institute|first=Satellite Art|title=Eixample, Barcelona, Spain|url=https://satelliteartinstitute.com/products/eixample-barcelona-spain-satellite-art-image|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023050908/https://satelliteartinstitute.com/products/eixample-barcelona-spain-satellite-art-image|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 23, 2020|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Satellite Art Institute|language=en}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Institute|first=Satellite Art|title=Eixample, Barcelona, Spain|url=https://satelliteartinstitute.com/products/eixample-barcelona-spain-satellite-art-image|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023050908/https://satelliteartinstitute.com/products/eixample-barcelona-spain-satellite-art-image|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 23, 2020|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Satellite Art Institute|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by [[modernisme|''Modernista'']] architects, chief among whom was [[Antoni Gaudi|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]]. Other architects who made highly significant, and certainly more numerous, contributions to giving the Eixample its characteristic appearance include [[Josep Puig i Cadafalch]], [[Josep Domènech i Estapà]], [[Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas]] and perhaps above all [[Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia]], responsible for a total of over 500 buildings in the city (not all of them in the Eixample).<ref>Barjau | Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by [[modernisme|''Modernista'']] architects, chief among whom was [[Antoni Gaudi|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]]. Other architects who made highly significant, and certainly more numerous, contributions to giving the Eixample its characteristic appearance include [[Josep Puig i Cadafalch]], [[Josep Domènech i Estapà]], [[Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas]] and perhaps above all [[Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia]], responsible for a total of over 500 buildings in the city (not all of them in the Eixample).<ref>{{cite book |last=Barjau |first=Santi |title=Enric Sagnier |publisher=Labor |location=Barcelona |year=1992 |isbn=84-335-4802-6}}</ref> | ||
The Casa Terrades, better known as [[Casa de les Punxes]] and replete with medieval allusions, stands at the junction of Av. Diagonal with Carrer Rosselló. It was built in 1903–1905 by the ''Modernista'' architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who used Nordic Gothic and Spanish [[Plateresque]] resources side by side, along with traditional Catalan motifs.<ref>Hernàndez-Cros | The Casa Terrades, better known as [[Casa de les Punxes]] and replete with medieval allusions, stands at the junction of Av. Diagonal with Carrer Rosselló. It was built in 1903–1905 by the ''Modernista'' architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who used Nordic Gothic and Spanish [[Plateresque]] resources side by side, along with traditional Catalan motifs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hernàndez-Cros |first=Josep Emili |title=Catàleg del Patrimoni Arquitectònic Històrico-Artístic de la Ciutat de Barcelona |publisher=Ajuntament de Barcelona |location=Barcelona |year=1987}}</ref> | ||
The [[Casa Batlló]] is part of a block called the [[Illa de la Discòrdia]], along with two other notable ''Modernista'' 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 (mythology)|Eris]]'s [[Apple of Discord]] – ''manzana'' means both "apple" and "city block". | The [[Casa Batlló]] is part of a block called the [[Illa de la Discòrdia]], along with two other notable ''Modernista'' 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 (mythology)|Eris]]'s [[Apple of Discord]] – ''manzana'' means both "apple" and "city block". | ||
The square architecture of Eixample was the main inspiration for the controversial [[FC Barcelona#Kits and crest|jersey checkerboard design]] introduced by [[FC Barcelona]] in 2019 instead of the traditional stripes, and used until the following year.<ref>{{ | The square architecture of Eixample was the main inspiration for the controversial [[FC Barcelona#Kits and crest|jersey checkerboard design]] introduced by [[FC Barcelona]] in 2019 instead of the traditional stripes, and used until the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Homage to Barcelona: launch of third strip for 2018/19 season |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/860590/homage-to-barcelona-launch-of-third-strip-for-201819-season |website=FC Barcelona |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New FC Barcelona jersey expresses the club's passion for the city |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1234297/new-fc-barcelona-jersey-expresses-the-clubs-passion-for-the-city |website=FC Barcelona |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref> | ||
==Neighborhoods== | ==Neighborhoods== | ||
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Some parts of Eixample are rather wealthy neighborhoods, especially around the central areas such as [[Passeig de Gràcia]], [[Rambla de Catalunya]], pedestrian streets such as Carrer de Girona and the Avinguda Gaudi and vicinity of the [[Sagrada Familia]]. | Some parts of Eixample are rather wealthy neighborhoods, especially around the central areas such as [[Passeig de Gràcia]], [[Rambla de Catalunya]], pedestrian streets such as Carrer de Girona and the Avinguda Gaudi and vicinity of the [[Sagrada Familia]]. | ||
== Environment == | |||
According to data published by [[City Council of Barcelona|Barcelona City Council]] in January 2026, Eixample recorded the highest [[nitrogen dioxide]] (NO₂) concentration in the city in 2025, with an annual average of 29 μg/m³ — a reduction of 4 μg/m³ compared to 2024, but still the highest level among all city districts. The environmental group ''Eixample Respira'' has contested the official figures, arguing that traffic restrictions due to construction works on Carrer d'Urgell artificially lowered readings at the monitoring station.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salinas |first=Alejandro |date=19 January 2026 |title=Los barrios más contaminados de Barcelona: 1.100 muertes por la calidad del aire en 2025 |url=https://www.larazon.es/cataluna/barrios-mas-contaminados-barcelona-1100-muertes-calidad-aire-2025_20260119696e6e67eb223406e5a88c3c.html |work=[[La Razón (Madrid)|La Razón]] |language=es |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Main thoroughfares== | ==Main thoroughfares== | ||
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The Eixample (Script error: No such module "IPA". Template:Gloss; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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. Its population was 262,000 at the last census (2005).Template:Needs update[1]
Architecture and design
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This was a visionary, pioneering design plan by Ildefons Cerdà, who considered traffic and transport along with sunlight and ventilation in coming up with his characteristic octagonal blocks, where the streets broaden at every intersection making for greater visibility, better ventilation and (today) some short-term parking areas.
It also provided an area for horse-drawn wagons and carriages to easily turn around. The grid pattern remains as a hallmark of Barcelona, but many of his other provisions were 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 was carried out; 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.[2]
Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by Modernista architects, chief among whom was 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. Other architects who made highly significant, and certainly more numerous, contributions to giving the Eixample its characteristic appearance include Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Josep Domènech i Estapà, Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas and perhaps above all Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia, responsible for a total of over 500 buildings in the city (not all of them in the Eixample).[3]
The Casa Terrades, better known as Casa de les Punxes and replete with medieval allusions, stands at the junction of Av. Diagonal with Carrer Rosselló. It was built in 1903–1905 by the Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who used Nordic Gothic and Spanish Plateresque resources side by side, along with traditional Catalan motifs.[4]
The Casa Batlló is part of a block called the Illa de la Discòrdia, along with two other notable Modernista 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".
The square architecture of Eixample was the main inspiration for the controversial jersey checkerboard design introduced by FC Barcelona in 2019 instead of the traditional stripes, and used until the following year.[5][6]
Neighborhoods
There are six administrative neighborhoods:
- L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)
- La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)
- Dreta de l'Eixample
- Fort Pienc
- Sagrada Família
- Sant Antoni
The district is often divided for practical purposes in two: Esquerra de l'Eixample and Dreta de l'Eixample (left and right sides of Eixample, respectively). Traditionally and officially, it is divided into five neighborhoods.
These are, in addition to the areas already mentioned, Sant Antoni, Sagrada Família and Fort Pienc, also known as Fort Pius.
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Some parts of Eixample are rather wealthy neighborhoods, especially around the central areas such as Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla de Catalunya, pedestrian streets such as Carrer de Girona and the Avinguda Gaudi and vicinity of the Sagrada Familia.
Environment
According to data published by Barcelona City Council in January 2026, Eixample recorded the highest nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) concentration in the city in 2025, with an annual average of 29 μg/m³ — a reduction of 4 μg/m³ compared to 2024, but still the highest level among all city districts. The environmental group Eixample Respira has contested the official figures, arguing that traffic restrictions due to construction works on Carrer d'Urgell artificially lowered readings at the monitoring station.[7]
Main thoroughfares
Passeig de Gràcia connects the central Plaça Catalunya to the old town of Gràcia, while Avinguda Diagonal cuts across the grid diagonally and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes runs across the entire city from southwest to northeast.
Other wide avenues in the area include Carrer d'Aragó, Carrer de Balmes and Passeig de Sant Joan.
Education
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See also
- List of streets and squares in Eixample
- Districts of Barcelona
- Urban planning of Barcelona
- Street names in Barcelona
- Plain of Barcelona
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". (Archive) English abstract available -- "Un altre punt de trobada de la colònia japonesa a Catalunya és una biblioteca que es troba en un pis de l'Eixample. Va ser creada l'any 1992 per uns voluntaris japonesos que vivien a Barcelona, amb la finalitat de fomentar l'intercanvi cultural entre Espanya i el Japó. La biblioteca està oberta també a la població local, però la majoria dels usuaris són japonesos, sobretot els estudiants, les famílies dels treballadors i els jubilats, tant de les zones pròximes a Barcelona com de la ciutat."
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External links
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- Barcelona City Council: Superilles
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