Antic Mercat del Born (1874-1876) disseny de Josep Fontserè, Barcelona.
Former Public Market (1874-1876), it was the largest covered square in all of Europe and marked the start of Modernisme in Catalan architecture.
CATALÀ
En l'actualitat el mercat aixopluga aquestes restes arqueològiques corresponents a part del barri de la Ribera, enderrocat per la construcció de la Ciutadella el 1717, després de la desfeta de la guerra de successió. És un dels jaciments més complets de l'edat moderna a Europa.
El Born va obrir l'11 de setembre de 2013 com "El Born Centre Cultural", aprofitant la celebració de la Diada, incloent les restes arqueològiques, un museu relatiu a la guerra de successió a Catalunya i diverses sales destinades a usos culturals.Un terç de la superfície amb restes queda a la vista, només protegida per la coberta de l'antic mercat. La resta queda sota el pis on hi ha els espais culturals.
ESPAÑOL
En febrero del 2002, mientras se realizaban unas obras para instalar en el edificio la Biblioteca Provincial de Barcelona, aparecieron restos arqueológicos de época medieval y en un estado de conservación excelente que corresponden a la evolución urbanística del Barrio de la Ribera desde el siglo XIV hasta que fue destruido en el año 1714 después de la Guerra de Sucesión Española.
En 2006, el gobierno de la Generalidad de Cataluña declaró el edificio como bien cultural de interés nacional.
Empezaron obras de restauración a principios de 2011 las cuales duraron dos años, finalizándose así con su inauguración el 11 de septiembre de 2013, coincidiendo con la Diada de Cataluña, con la conmemoración del tricentenario del sitio de Barcelona de 1714.
ENGLISH
Restoration work started and stopped several times since the closure of market. Each successive city government had a different plan for the very large space. At some points, there were even plans to lease it to a retail establishment such as FNAC who had expressed interest.[1]
After closure, it fell into a state of disrepair and was restored 1977 to 1981 under the direction of Pere Espinosa.[2]
In 2002 work was started to install the Biblioteca Provincial de Barcelona, but during excavations, extensive ruins of the medieval city were discovered.[2] It was then decided to preserve the ruins and move the library project to another location.[3]
Currently, the market covers these archaeological ruins which were part of the la Ribera district that was demolished in the early eighteenth century after the defeat of Catalonia in the War of Succession in 1714. This portion of la Ribera was forcibly demolished to make way for the construction of the Ciutadella military structure as ordered by the new Spanish king, Philip V.[2]
The plan that finally came to fruition in 2013 was to expose the subterranean ruins for visitors while preserving space around the exterior of them for mixed use, cultural center, in addition to having a museum about the War of Succession onsite. At the same time, it is now possible for pedestrians to pass freely from Passeig del Born through to the other side that leads to the park of Ciutadella.[1]
The official inauguration of the restored market was September 11, 2013.
The transformation of the old market into a museum space was led by the study of Varis Arquitectes and executed by the UTE between Sapic, Croquis and Sono Audiovisual Technology. The project of integrated audiovisual systems includes both the exhibition spaces and other rooms and auditoriums of the center. In addition to various display media, such as projection and videowall, the center is equipped with simultaneous translation equipment and a control system to govern all elements.[4]
Antic Mercat del Born (1874-1876) disseny de Josep Fontserè, Barcelona.
Former Public Market (1874-1876), it was the largest covered square in all of Europe and marked the start of Modernisme in Catalan architecture.
CATALÀ
En l'actualitat el mercat aixopluga aquestes restes arqueològiques corresponents a part del barri de la Ribera, enderrocat per la construcció de la Ciutadella el 1717, després de la desfeta de la guerra de successió. És un dels jaciments més complets de l'edat moderna a Europa.
El Born va obrir l'11 de setembre de 2013 com "El Born Centre Cultural", aprofitant la celebració de la Diada, incloent les restes arqueològiques, un museu relatiu a la guerra de successió a Catalunya i diverses sales destinades a usos culturals.Un terç de la superfície amb restes queda a la vista, només protegida per la coberta de l'antic mercat. La resta queda sota el pis on hi ha els espais culturals.
ESPAÑOL
En febrero del 2002, mientras se realizaban unas obras para instalar en el edificio la Biblioteca Provincial de Barcelona, aparecieron restos arqueológicos de época medieval y en un estado de conservación excelente que corresponden a la evolución urbanística del Barrio de la Ribera desde el siglo XIV hasta que fue destruido en el año 1714 después de la Guerra de Sucesión Española.
En 2006, el gobierno de la Generalidad de Cataluña declaró el edificio como bien cultural de interés nacional.
Empezaron obras de restauración a principios de 2011 las cuales duraron dos años, finalizándose así con su inauguración el 11 de septiembre de 2013, coincidiendo con la Diada de Cataluña, con la conmemoración del tricentenario del sitio de Barcelona de 1714.
ENGLISH
Restoration work started and stopped several times since the closure of market. Each successive city government had a different plan for the very large space. At some points, there were even plans to lease it to a retail establishment such as FNAC who had expressed interest.[1]
After closure, it fell into a state of disrepair and was restored 1977 to 1981 under the direction of Pere Espinosa.[2]
In 2002 work was started to install the Biblioteca Provincial de Barcelona, but during excavations, extensive ruins of the medieval city were discovered.[2] It was then decided to preserve the ruins and move the library project to another location.[3]
Currently, the market covers these archaeological ruins which were part of the la Ribera district that was demolished in the early eighteenth century after the defeat of Catalonia in the War of Succession in 1714. This portion of la Ribera was forcibly demolished to make way for the construction of the Ciutadella military structure as ordered by the new Spanish king, Philip V.[2]
The plan that finally came to fruition in 2013 was to expose the subterranean ruins for visitors while preserving space around the exterior of them for mixed use, cultural center, in addition to having a museum about the War of Succession onsite. At the same time, it is now possible for pedestrians to pass freely from Passeig del Born through to the other side that leads to the park of Ciutadella.[1]
The official inauguration of the restored market was September 11, 2013.
The transformation of the old market into a museum space was led by the study of Varis Arquitectes and executed by the UTE between Sapic, Croquis and Sono Audiovisual Technology. The project of integrated audiovisual systems includes both the exhibition spaces and other rooms and auditoriums of the center. In addition to various display media, such as projection and videowall, the center is equipped with simultaneous translation equipment and a control system to govern all elements.[4]