El Eixample, also called "Enlargement" is the central area of Barcelona city, formed by a grid layout of streets with diamond-shaped intersections.The walk begins at the Plaça de Catalunya. Through the Passeig de Gràcia, between the Plaça de Catalunya and the street of Gran Via de les Cortes Catalanes, we can see some characteristic neogothic structures. There are three notable buildings before getting the Gran Via, on the street of Casp exactly those are the Tívoli Theater, now a cinema, the Casal de Sant Jordi, the work of Francesc Folguera, and last of all, the Casa Calvet by Antoni Gaudí.

There are two singular buildings at the intersection of the Passeig de Gràcia and the Gran Via, On the left of the Passeig de Gràcia, we see the former Palau Marcet, now a cinema, and on the right, Joyería Roca designed by Josep Lluís Sert.

Returning to Passeig de Gràcia, we encounter the famous Mançana de la Discòrdia, (apple of discord) named that way because of the contrasting architecture of three of its buildings. The Casa Lleó Morera of Lluìs omènech I Montaner, with its modernist floral façade; the Casa Amatller, a few steps up, a neogothic zuilding built by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and decorated with polychrome ceramic on the façade; and finally the Casa Batlló of Antoni Gaudí. A few yards further down the street of C. Aragó is the iron and brick building by Domènech i Montaner housing the Antoni Tàpies Foundation .

In the intersection of Passeig de Gràcia and C. Provença is the Casa Milà. known also as La Pedrera (The Stone Quarry), which is an authentic abstract sculpture where the curve prevails. It is presently the site of the Caixa de Catalunya Foundation. The two courtyards can be visited, in addittion to the roof with its fantastic array of chimneys and ventilators.

At the corner of Av. Diagonal and Rambla de Catalunya is Casa Serra by Puig I Cadafalch, walking along Av. Diagonal and turning right you get Casa Comalat and opposite it, the small Palau Baró de Quadras by Puig i Cadafalch. After turning right at C. Roger de Llúrica and crossing C. Mallorca we find Palau Montaner, the work of Domènech i Montaner. On C. Mallorca, between C. Roger de Llúria and C. Bruc,is Casa Thomas. At the intersection of C. Roger de Llúria and C. Aragó we can view the 12th century Gothic Church of La Concepció, transferred between 1871 and 1888 to its present site. Next to it is La Concepció market.

From C. Aragó walk along C. Bruc, at the intersection with C. València is the noucentist Conservatori Municipal de Música (Municipal Conservatory of Music) designed by Antoni Falguera. On C. València at the corner of Passeig Sant Joan, we see the Church of Las Salesas, a neogothic creation which brought about the renewed use of polychrome ceramics. On Passeig de Sant Joan, we can also find the Palau Macaya, by Puig i Cadafalch, seat of the "La Caixa" Foundation, and either C. Provença or C. Mallorca will lead to the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family.

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