Carrer d'Aragó
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Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, one of the widest and busiest roads of the districts it cuts through, especially Eixample
Eixample
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
but also Sant Martí
Sant Martí
Sant Martí , is a district of Barcelona located on its eastern side, usually numbered 10 out of the ten districts of the city.It borders the Mediterranean sea, Sant Adrià del Besòs and four other districts of the city: Ciutat Vella, l'Eixample, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu.It did not become an...
. Its creation was passed in 1863, and was part of Ildefons Cerdà
Ildefons Cerdà
Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer was the progressive Catalan Spanish urban planner who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the Eixample.-Biography:...
's urban plan, appearing as L Street in 1867, even though that name was never approved. Instead, another name, a reference to the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...
, was proposed in 1863 by Víctor Balaguer
Victor Balaguer
Víctor Balaguer , Catalan Spanish politician and author, was born at Barcelona on 11 December 1824, and was educated at the university of his native city....
, who was commissioned by the city council to rename all the streets in the area. Its Spanish-language rendition, Calle de Aragón, was the official designation back then. It starts in Carrer de Tarragona
Carrer de Tarragona, Barcelona
Carrer de Tarragona is a street in Barcelona. A long street lined with high-rises, it serves as the border between Hostafrancs, in the district of Sants-Montjuïc, and Eixample. This street runs from Plaça d'Espanya towards Plaça dels Països Catalans, the location of the Barcelona Sants railway...
and it becomes Rambla de Guipúscoa at the intersection with Carrer de Lope de Vega.
Notable buildings
- Església de la Concepció. A GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church dating from the 13th to the 15th century originally located in Via Laietana (district of Ciutat VellaCiutat VellaCiutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood called l'Eixample...
) and moved to Carrer d'Aragó in several stages from 1869 to 1879. - Mercat de la Concepció - Eixample's oldest market, built on 1888 by Antoni Rovira i TriasAntoni Rovira i TriasAntoni Rovira i Trias was a Catalan architect, urban planner and founder of several associations, among them Societat Filomàtica de Barcelona. He's known as the architect of several buildings in Barcelona, among them the markets of Barceloneta , La Concepció , El Born and Sant Antoni...
. - Eixample district council see, built in 1893 by Pere Falqués Urpí.
Railway
From the 1930s to the 1950s, the street was crossed by trains on open-air railtracks. Nowadays there's an open railway station between the intersection of Aragó with Avinguda Meridiana and the one with Carrer del Clot called El Clot-Aragó.Metro
One one hand, line L3Barcelona Metro line 3
— Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...
of the Barcelona Metro
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
has two stations in differents area of Eixample
Eixample
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns , constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
: one is at the very beginning of the street, by Carrer de Tarragona, called Tarragona
Tarragona (Barcelona Metro)
Tarragona is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro network, served by L3 , located under carrer de Tarragona in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, not far from rail station Barcelona Sants...
. The second one is Passeig de Gràcia
Passeig de Gràcia (Barcelona Metro)
Passeig de Gràcia is an underground railway and metro station in Barcelona located under Passeig de Gràcia, in Eixample district. It is one of the Barcelona's busiest railway stations and important stop for Barcelona Metro network...
, under the street of the same name. Its original name, however, was Aragón, and was a separate station in the metro network.
On the other hand, the eastern part of Carrer d'Aragó is the passageway though which L2
Barcelona Metro line 2
Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
runs. Its stations include Clot
Clot (Barcelona Metro)
Clot is a station serving line 1 and line 2 of the Barcelona Metro.The Line 1 station, opened in 1951, was built below Avinguda Meridiana between Carrer Aragó and Carrer València, and is arranged according to the Spanish solution with both side and central platforms...
, interconnected with El Clot-Aragó railway station, served by L1
Barcelona Metro line 1
— Line 1, shortened to L1 and known as "Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo", coloured red and often simply called Línia vermella , is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona, after L3. It is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona . It appeared as a means to join the rail stations the city...
and L2
Barcelona Metro line 2
Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
, and the L2-only stations Bac de Roda
Bac de Roda (Barcelona Metro)
right|thumb|300pxBac de Roda is a station on line 2 of the Barcelona Metro.The station is located underneath Carrer Guipúscoa, between Carrer Bac de Roda and Carrer Fluvià. It was opened in 1997....
, Sant Martí
Sant Martí (Barcelona Metro)
thumb|right|300pxSant Martí is the name of a Barcelona metro station located in the Sant Martí district of the city, opened in 1997. It is located under Carrer de Guipúscoa, between Carrer Agricultura and Carrer Cantàbria, with an access on each side. The station is served by L2 and is fully...
and, if counting Rambla de Guipúscoa as part of the same road, also La Pau
La Pau (Barcelona Metro)
right|thumb|300px|La Pau [[Barcelona Metro line 2|L2]] platformsLa Pau is a Barcelona metro station located in the neighbourhood of the same name, in the Sant Martí district....
.
See also
- List of streets and squares in Eixample, Barcelona
- List of streets and squares in Sant Martí, Barcelona
- Illa de la DiscòrdiaIlla de la DiscòrdiaThe Illa de la Discòrdia , is a block on Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample District of Barcelona, Spain. The block is noted for having buildings by four of Barcelona's most important Modernista architects, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Antoni Gaudí, Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Enric Sagnier, in close...
- Rambla d'Aragó, LleidaRambla d'Aragó, LleidaRambla d'Aragó is an important thoroughfare in the Universitat district of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Originally a rambla with a pedestrianised area complete with a marketplace and a service of trams, it underwent several changes and is nowadays a regular street crossed by cars. It originates at...