Carrer de Pelai, Barcelona
Encyclopedia
Carrer de Pelai is a major shopping street in Barcelona
, one of the busiest in the city at daytime. It's the border between the central districts of Ciutat Vella
and Eixample
, and runs from the intersection of Plaça de Catalunya
with La Rambla and the El Triangle shopping centre, to Plaça de la Universitat
. It's named after King Pelayo of Asturias
. The current Catalan-language name was approved in 1980 by the city council, but it bore that same name before 1900.
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 busiest in the city at daytime. It's the border between the central districts of Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat 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 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....
, and runs from the intersection of Plaça de Catalunya
Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona
Plaça de Catalunya is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be both its city centre and the place where the old city and the 19th century-built Eixample meet....
with La Rambla and the El Triangle shopping centre, to Plaça de la Universitat
Plaça de la Universitat, Barcelona
Plaça de la Universitat is one of Barcelona's central squares, split between the districts of Eixample and Ciutat Vella...
. It's named after King Pelayo of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
. The current Catalan-language name was approved in 1980 by the city council, but it bore that same name before 1900.
Transport
- Barcelona MetroBarcelona MetroThe 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...
stations Catalunya (L1Barcelona 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...
, 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...
, L6Barcelona Metro line 6— Line 6, coloured navy blue, is the name of a metro-like commuter train service in Barcelona operated by FGC, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport system. It links Plaça Catalunya, the city centre, with Sarrià-Sant Gervasi...
and L7Barcelona Metro line 7— Line 7, coloured brown , is a metro-like commuter train line in the Barcelona Metro network operated by FGC, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport system. Also known as Línia de Balmes, as it climbs Carrer de Balmes uphill into Tibidabo, it shares three stations with FGC L6...
) and UniversitatUniversitat (Barcelona Metro)Universitat is the name of a Barcelona Metro station named after Plaça Universitat, in the central Eixample district, the location of the main campus of Universitat de Barcelona, built in the neo-gothic style...
(L1Barcelona 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...
, L2Barcelona Metro line 2Line 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...
).
See also
- List of streets and squares in Eixample
- List of streets and squares in Ciutat Vella
- Avinguda de la LlumAvinguda de la LlumAvinguda de la Llum is a now closed underground mall in Barcelona, the first one of its kind to open in Europe, open between 1940 and 1990, on a 2000 square-metre site built in 1929 and boasting 68 commercial establishments, including a movie theater...