Eixample
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Eixample
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Barcelona
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Eixample aire cropped.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of the Eixample
- Settlement.image_map
- Barcelona_districte_II.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Eixample within Barcelona
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Barcelona
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Barcelonès
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Barcelona
- Settlement.parts_type
- Neighborhoods
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- Fort Pienc
- Settlement.p2
- Sagrada Família
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Architecture and design
- Neighborhoods
- Main thoroughfares
- Education
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|300px|District hall thumb|250px|Original Eixample concept from 1859 thumb|250px| Part of the Eixample and the Sagrada Família, viewed from Montjuïc, June 2006 thumb|150px|Eixample street and block layout
The Eixample ( ; ) 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).