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The Eixample is characterized by long straight streets, a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues, and square blocks with 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 octagonal blocks, where the streets broaden at every intersection making for greater visibility, better ventilation and (today) some short-stay parking space. 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.[2] 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.
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Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia, Eixample, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Shot with a Samyang 12 mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens
The central university of Barcelona is a Modernist builidng with a many yards. Once inside the time stops.
España - Barcelona - Casa Terradas
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ENGLISH
It is a building designed by the Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Located in the intersection between the streets of Rosselló, Bruc and the Avinguda Diagonal in the Barcelona Eixample area.
Designed by Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, la Casa de les Punxes is located in the intersection of the three surrounding streets Avinguda Diagonal, Carrer Rosselló and Carrer Bruc, in the Eixample of Barcelona.
In 1905, Bartomeu Terradas Brutau commissioned Josep Puig i Cadafalch to design a house for each of his three sisters, Angela, Josefa and Rosa. The result was a building reminiscent of old medieval castles, with elements of different architectural trends and various technical innovations, with six pointed towers (crowned by conical spikes), one of its distinctive features which gave the popular name of Casa de les Punxes.
This spectacular building is one of the most emblematic of Barcelona, as well as being key to understanding the movement of Catalan Modernism. Declared a historical monument of National Interest in 1976, Casa de les Punxes is one of the most emblematic buildings in Barcelona. It is now privately owned, with space for different offices.
La Casa de les Punxes, also known as Casa Terradas, underwent rehabilitation work in 2016 inside one of the buildings.
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ESPAÑOL
Casa Terradas, conocida popularmente como Casa de los Pinchos es un edificio diseñado por el arquitecto modernista Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Se encuentra situada en la avenida Diagonal de la ciudad de Barcelona.
Diseñada por el arquitecto modernista Josep Puig i Cadafalch, la Casa de les Punxes está situada entre las calles de Rosellón, Bruc y la avenida Diagonal, en el Ensanche de Barcelona.
En 1905, Bartomeu Terradas Brutau encargó a Josep Puig i Cadafalch el diseño de una casa para cada una de sus tres hermanas, Àngela, Josefa y Rosa. El resultado fue un edificio que recordaba a los antiguos castillos medievales, con elementos de diferentes corrientes arquitectónicas y diversas innovaciones técnicas, con seis torres puntiagudas (coronadas por agujas de forma cónica), uno de sus rasgos distintivos y el que le dio el nombre popular de Casa de les Punxes (de los Pinchos).
Este espectacular edificio es uno de los más emblemáticos de Barcelona, a la vez que es clave para entender el movimiento del modernismo catalán. En 1975 fue declarado monumento histórico nacional, y actualmente es de propiedad privada, con espacio para diferentes oficinas.
Se puede visitar desde 2016, después de la finalización de las obras de rehabilitación que se estaban realizando en el interior de uno de los edificios. Aunque hasta verano de 2016 no se podría visitarse su interior, siempre ha sido un punto de interés turístico gracias a su fachada.