Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat or just Ciutat de la Justícia (Catalan
: City of Justice) is a recent architectural development in the Sants-Montjuïc
district of Barcelona
and its immediately adjacent suburb l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
, on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 642 near Plaça d'Ildefons Cerdà and Plaça d'Europa
. It hosts most of the legal departments of the metropolitan area, which were previously located in 17 separate buildings scattered around both cities. It doesn't include the whole of Barcelona's judicial administration, but shares it with the Palace of Justice of Barcelona, on Passeig de Lluís Companys
. The 330,000 sqm it spans are occupied by eight buildings designed by David Chipperfield Architects and Fermín Vázquez. It's envisioned as part of the urban regeneration program for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat taking place in the 2000s and 2010s
.
and Barcelona Metro
station Europa-Fira
. It includes metro line L8
as well as suburban lines R5, R6, S33, S4 and S8. When completed, it will also be part of Barcelona Metro lines L9
.
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
: City of Justice) is a recent architectural development in the Sants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc
Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts Barcelona has been split in since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII , as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca...
district of Barcelona
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...
and its immediately adjacent suburb l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or briefly L'Hospitalet is a city to the immediate southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and the second largest in Catalonia by population...
, on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 642 near Plaça d'Ildefons Cerdà and Plaça d'Europa
Plaça d'Europa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Plaza de Europa is a square in the District VII of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat . Located on the Granvia de l'Hospitalet avenue at the intersection with Carrer d'Amadeu Torner...
. It hosts most of the legal departments of the metropolitan area, which were previously located in 17 separate buildings scattered around both cities. It doesn't include the whole of Barcelona's judicial administration, but shares it with the Palace of Justice of Barcelona, on Passeig de Lluís Companys
Passeig de Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Passeig de Lluís Companys is a promenade in the Ciutat Vella and Eixample districts of Barcelona, Spain, and can be seen as an extension of Passeig de Sant Joan. It was named after President Lluís Companys, who was executed in 1940. It starts in Arc de Triomf and ends in Parc de la Ciutadella, on...
. The 330,000 sqm it spans are occupied by eight buildings designed by David Chipperfield Architects and Fermín Vázquez. It's envisioned as part of the urban regeneration program for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat taking place in the 2000s and 2010s
2010s
The 2010s, pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand tens", is the current decade which began on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019...
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Transport
The Ciutat de la Justícia area can be easily accessed via the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
and 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...
station Europa-Fira
Europa-Fira (Barcelona Metro)
Europa | Fira is the name of a station in the Barcelona Metro and FGC commuter train networks, on fare zone 1. It's located underneath Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes by Plaça Europa and Carrer d'Amadeu Torner in the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona...
. It includes metro line L8
Barcelona Metro line 8
— Line 8, coloured pink and operated by FGC, is part of the Barcelona Metro network, and therefore of the larger ATM fare-integrated transport system...
as well as suburban lines R5, R6, S33, S4 and S8. When completed, it will also be part of Barcelona Metro lines L9
Barcelona Metro line 9
Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
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