The Eixample is a district of Barcelona lying between the old city and the small towns which once were surrounding Barcelona. Construction started here in the middle of the 19th century along a chessboard patterns, using a grid of parallel and interecting streets. Several houses in this district were designed by Modernisme architects, among which the most famous are Antoni Gaudi, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Josep Domènech i Estapà, Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas and Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia. The most famous buildings are the Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, Casa Fuster and the Manzana de la Discordia.
01 Building facade 02 Casa Fuster 03 Valet parking 04 Casa Fuster 05 Casa Fuster 06 Building facade
07 Building facade 08 Santa Maria de Jesus church interior 09 Santa Maria de Jesus church altar 10 Building facade 11 Building facade 12 Casa Batllo building
13 Manzana de la Discordia building 14 Manzana de la Discordia 15 Ornamental facade
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