1. L’eixample: The Enlargement

2. L’eixample: An Interesting Place to Live

3. Spain

4. Catalunya

5. Greater Barcelona

6. Barcelona and L’eixample

7. Barcelona : A Sprawling City

8. Medieval Barcelona

9. Cerdá Ildefonso Cerdá 1815-76 Architect, Engineer, and Urban Planner Planned L’eixample

10. Barcelona in the mid 19 th century Population Explosion Bursting at the City Walls A plan was needed

12. Architecture

13. The Architecture of L’eixample Late 19 th and Early 20 th Century Modernista (Spanish Art Nouveau) Very Diverse

14. Casa Battló

15. Guadí Built from 1904-6 Commisioned by Josep Battló

16. Sagrada Familia

17. Started in the 1880’s Blends Elements of Nature, Symmetry and Symbolism The Symbol of L’eixample Never Finished Guadí is Buried in the Crypt

18. Passeig de Gràcia

19. Many Examples of Gaudí Modernista Several Upscale Buildings and Shops

20. Casa Vincens

21. Casa Milà: “La Pedrera”

22. La Pedrera: “The Quarry” Guadí Built from 1906-10 Wave-like Façade Located Near Ave. Diagonal Moderniste

23. The Plaça de Catalunya

24. Pl. de Catalunya Between L’eixample and Old Barcelona Est. 1927 50,000 sq. ft. Lots of Shops El Cote Ingles Department Store

25. Av. Diagonal

26. Avinguda Diagonal Wide Diagonal Avenue that Slices Through L’eixample Runs from Pedralbes to the Sea

27. Reasons Why You Would Want to Live in L’eixample: The Best of Barcelona Beautiful Buildings Tremendous History Spanish Food and Wine Has Everything You Would Need to Live (Shopping)