The great Modernista district
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With its chamfered blocks and wide avenues, the Eixample gathers the Modernista masterpieces: the Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera and the façades of Passeig de Gràcia. It’s also the district of shops, restaurants and bars.
In 1859, engineer Ildefons Cerdà designed the city’s extension beyond its walls: a regular grid of blocks with chamfered corners for light and traffic. The bourgeoisie commissioned buildings from Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch, who competed in imagination.
