Carrer de Balmes, Barcelona
- Carrer de Balmes, Barcelona
Carrer de Balmes, named after the Catalan philosopher and ecclesiastic Jaume Balmes, is one of the most important avenues in Barcelona (Catalonia,Spain ). It was devised in 1859 as part of Ildefons Cerdà urban plan.
Balmes is along Carrer Muntaner the longest road stretching from the sea towards the mountainside. It starts in the crossing of Pelai and Bergara streets and crosses the Eixample and Sant Gervasi districts, ending in Plaça John Fitzgerald Kennedy, by Avinguda del Tibidabo and Tramvia Blau. The Sant Gervasi part of the street was conducted after 1908.
It's considered the central street of Eixample, with Dreta de l'Eixample to its right, and Esquerra de l'Eixample to its left. As with most of the other large streets in the area, it's 20 m. wide, with the difference its sidewalks are less broad than the average. Also, it's part of the so-called Gaixample, Barcelona's gay village and hosts one of its most famous clubs, "Arena".
Banc Sabadell is headquartered at the crossing of carrer de Balmes with Avinguda Diagonal. Pompeu Fabra University owns a building in this street.
Architecture
*Palauet Pérez Samanillo (1910), by Joan J. Hervás i Arizmendi, hosts Círculo Ecuestre [ [http://www.grec.net/cgibin/ggcc01cl.pgm?USUARI=&SESSIO=&PGMORI=&NDCHEC=0600085 Barcelona ] ] .
Transportation
*Barcelona Metro and FGC commuter trains - Provença (L6, L7, L3, L5).
Notable individuals
The writer Mercè Rodoreda was born at number 340 of carrer de Balmes in 1908 [ [http://www.tvcatalunya.com/aleph/rodoreda/cronolog.htm Mercè Rodoreda ] ] .
Gallery
ee also
*List of streets and squares in Eixample
References
External links
* [http://w7.bcn.es/nomenclator/www_nomenclator.ficha?codic=032700&idioma=0 Bcn.es]
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