PLAÇA DE CATALUNYA

Description

Essentials about Plaça de Catalunya in brief

Plaça de Catalunya is not necessarily a beauty. But if you want to discover Barcelona, you can’t avoid taking a look at the city’s central square. Due to its location between the Gothic old town Barri Gòtic and the Eixample district with its many famous Art Nouveau buildings, Plaça de Catalunya is the ideal starting point for a discovery tour through Barcelona. In addition, the square is the main bus and metro hub in the center of the Catalan capital. Barcelona’s two most famous streets also start at Plaça de Catalunya. The boulevard La Rambla connects the square with the old port Port Vell and along the boulevard Passeig de Gràcia are Barcelona’s most architecturally interesting houses.

The architecture of Plaça de Catalunya

With an area of around 50,000 square meters, Plaça de Catalunya is as large as St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The square was built between 1902 and 1929 according to plans by architect Francesc Nebot. The square is framed by representative buildings in neoclassical style, in which many large companies have their headquarters. The most characteristic detail of Plaça de Catalunya is the underground in the center, designed as a star-shaped figure made of blue, red and gray tiles. In addition, in the square there is a fountain, a little greenery and many benches. Here you can meet, rest your legs a little while feeding the numerous pigeons.

Shopping on Plaça de Catalunya

Those who come to Barcelona for shopping will also end up in Plaça de Catalunya. On the west side of the square the large El Triangle shopping center is located and on the east side is El Corte Inglés, Barcelona’s largest downtown department store.