Barcelona
Review © 2009, Wcities
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When the old town became overpopulated in the mid-19th century, the city expanded inland, north of Plaça Catalunya. The streets of the new suburb, called L'Eixample, or the extension, were laid out in a grid pattern. Catalan modernista (Art Nouveau) architects designed a number of striking buildings in the area around Passeig de Gràcia and Rambla Catalunya. You'll find the extraordinary Sagrada Familia on the right-hand side of the Eixample if you're coming from the old town. This controversial church, unfinished because of the untimely death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí, in 1926, has become the city's most-visited monument. Review © 2009, Wcities |
 The Eixample Photo: Jon Tirsen |
 The Eixample Photo: ◦ el_mo ◦ |
 The Eixample Photo: gemma llorensí |
 The Eixample Photo: Paul Patras |
 The Eixample Photo: marin tomic |
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