- Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou
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Diagonal Mar in 2004, yet during the expansion
Diagonal Mar i Front Marítim del Poblenou is a neighborhood in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
The area between the seafront, Sant Adrià de Besòs and the Besòs river was previously made up of slums and poor areas surrounding the neighbourhoods of La Mina, El Maresme and Poblenou. Under the new name Diagonal Mar, in reference to its proximity to the sea and Avinguda Diagonal, renovation started taking place in the late 1990s. Still ongoing, this has been one of the most ambitions urban regeneration schemes, and also one of the most controversial and a perceived departure from Barcelona's well-established urban model. The real estate company Hines was in charge of most relevant decisions about urbanism in the area. This has been criticised by renowned local architects such as Oriol Bohigas, Juli Capellas or Josep Maria Montaner or urbanism scholar Llàtzer Moix.[1] Most renovation in the area was ready in time for the 2004 Cultural Forum, which took place in the area. It includes Catalunya's largest shopping center Centre Comercial Diagonal Mar [2], as well as Parc de Diagonal Mar, designed by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue.[3]
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Beaches
Beaches in Diagonal Mar are family oriented and more quiet then downtown beaches. Proximity to the nudist beaches closer to the city does however bother some visitors. The two beaches located in Diagonal Mar are La Mar Bella and La Nova Mar Bella.
See also
- Gran Via (Barcelona) - second major business district of Barcelona
- 22@
- Blau@Ictínea (ca)
Hotels
- Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona
- Hotel Front Maritim
- Barcelona Atenea Mar
- Hesperia Del Mar
- Rafael Hoteles Diagonal Port
- Husa Barcelona Mar
- Vincci Maritimo
- AC Barcelona
- Hotel Princess Barcelona
- Hotel Diagonal Zero
References
- ^ Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, Miami contra Cerdà, article in La Vanguardia, September 25 2004.
- ^ http://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/2000/09/29/catalunya/898680.html
- ^ http://w3.bcn.es/XMLServeis/XMLHomeLinkPl/0,4022,370084977_425913840_2,00.html
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Coordinates: 41°24′34.56″N 2°12′58.7″E / 41.4096°N 2.216306°E
Categories:- Neighbourhoods of Barcelona
- Sant Martí (district of Barcelona)
- Central business districts
- Financial districts
- Skyscrapers in Barcelona
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