B.BARCELONA

Part 1: The Eixample in Barcelona, Spain

 * ====Why is Barcelona considered one of the most successful cities in urban planning innovation?====
 * ====Barcelona is considered one of the most successful cities in urban planning innovation since 1860's because of the renewal plan idealized by Idelfons Cerdá. This plan had the purpose of connecting the Barcelona center, that had been isolated by medieval walls, with the other spaces of the city that started to grow behind those walls without any view or planning, also to answer to the expansion of the city, that started to be a problem since it was growing in an unsustainable way. Using Urban patterns and knowledge, Cerdá gave Barcelona the main lines that were to give live through the future of the city.====
 * ====How's the city of Barcelona administrative divided? How many districts does it have? What are their names?====
 * ====﻿[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/MapaBCN_Distritos01.jpg]]====
 * ====Barcelona is divided into 10 administrative districts. It's been that way since 1987. This division has its origins in historical facts.The names of the disctricts are:====
 * 1) ====Ciutat Vella====
 * 2) ====Eixample====
 * 3) ====Sants-Montjuïc====
 * 4) ====Les Corts====
 * 5) ====Sarrià-Sant Gervasi====
 * 6) ====Gràcia====
 * 7) ====Horta-Guinardó====
 * 8) ====Nou Barris====
 * 9) ====Sant Andreu====
 * 10) ====Sant Martí====
 * ====One of the districts' name is Eixample, what's the meaning of this Catalan word?====
 * ====According to the Google Translator, EIXAMPLE is the word in Catalan for EXPANSION, Which according to the Cambridge Dictionary online means:====

noun
====/ɪkˈspæn. t  ʃən/ [C or U]====


 * ====Who designed this district?====
 * ====The district of Eixample was design by the Catalan Urban Planner Idelofons Cerdá, in the 19th century.====
 * ====How is this district divided into?====
 * ====The Eixample District is divided by five administrative neighborhoods:====
 * 1) ====L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)====
 * 2) ====La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)====
 * 3) ====Dreta de l'Eixample====
 * 4) ====Fort Pienc====
 * 5) ====Sagrada Família====
 * 6) ====Sant Antoni====
 * ====What are the main characteristics of the expansion?====
 * ====[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Eixample.svg/150px-Eixample.svg.png]][[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Sagrada_Familia_Eixample_from_Montjuic.jpg/250px-Sagrada_Familia_Eixample_from_Montjuic.jpg]]====
 * ====Long Straight streets.====
 * ====stric grid pattern crossed by wide avenuest====
 * ====square blocks with chamfered corners (namedilles in Catalan, manzanas in Spanish)====
 * ====octagonal blocks====
 * ====better ventilation====
 * ====Some parts of the Eixample were influenced by Modernista architects====
 * ====blocks were to be orientated NW-SE====
 * ====the function of the street was for communication and the movement of traffic.====
 * ====45º angled corner of each block(chaflanes)====
 * ====What advantages did it bring to the city?====
 * ====The Eixample Plan helped the circulation of the inhabitants, pedestrians and vehicles have a wider space for their mobility. Open, green spaces and variety of uses in the streets give a special dynamic to the city.====
 * ====What are the most important landmarks and different neighborhoods====
 * ====Barcelonas history is everywhere in the city. there are tens of landmarks, monuments and special touristic places. To name a few we have:====
 * ====Palau de la Música Catalana====
 * ====Barrio Gotico====
 * ====Best Places====
 * ====Caixa Forum====
 * ====Casa Amatller====
 * ====Castell de Montjuic====
 * ====Sagrada Familia====
 * ====[[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUIbOIiyNf7flzMJ_R4FSphM66NKodbs9DWIh1pbQtebsNUQv3]][[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmjbrK0o8CzfJHImNxibJj5tjCH-bmZcYmZKipj49vjnKz_cmQ]]====
 * ====3. Write the answers to these questions on the Barcelona page on your wiki. Use images to illustrate your answers. 4. Write also your opinion about the expansion of Barcelona. 5. Summarize your answers in two or three paragraphs, copy it on your wiki, and record it. 6. Embed the recording on your Barcelona page.====
 * ====3. Write the answers to these questions on the Barcelona page on your wiki. Use images to illustrate your answers. 4. Write also your opinion about the expansion of Barcelona. 5. Summarize your answers in two or three paragraphs, copy it on your wiki, and record it. 6. Embed the recording on your Barcelona page.====