Plaça de Lesseps, Barcelona

Plaça de Lesseps, Barcelona

Plaça Lesseps is a square in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, loosely divided in two parts. One of the most heavily transited squares in the city, Lesseps is the starting point of one of Barcelona's busiest "rondes": Ronda del General Mitre, as well as being the west end of Carrer Gran de Gràcia and being crossed by a number of streets, namely: Travessera de Dalt, Avinguda del Príncep d'Astúries, Avinguda de Vallcarca, Avinguda de la República Argentina, Carrer del Torrent de l'Olla, Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Coll, Carrer de Santa Perpètua, Carrer de Maignon and Carrer de Pérez Galdós.

A traditionally arbored spot of the city, it's been under heavy reforms for years to move the route of the aforementioned "rondes", allowing the square to become a more pedestrian-friendly place while easing the heavy traffic that crosses it on a daily basis. It's named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, who was a consul in Barcelona.

Culture

*Joan Fuster library, inaugurated in 2006.

Education

chools

*Col·legi d'Educació Infantil i Primària Rius i Taulet
*Aula de Formació d'Adults Rius i Taulet

Other

*Residència Universitària Lesseps

Religion

*Parròquia de la Verge de Gràcia i Sant Josep, a Catholic church.

Transport

Metro

Lesseps metro station, one of the city's oldest metro stations, served by L3. It's expected to be served by L9 in the future.

Bus

The following bus routes reach Plaça de Lesseps:
*Line 22 Pl. Catalunya - Ctra. Esplugues
*Line 24 Av. Paral·lel - Carmel
*Line 28 Pl. Catalunya - Carmel
*Line 31 Hospital Clínic - Canyelles
*Line 32 Estació de Sants - Roquetes
*Line 74 Zona Universitària - Fabra i Puig
*Line 87 Pg. Maragall - Travessera de Gràcia
*Line 92 Pg. Marítim - Gràcia
*Line 116 Gràcia - La Salut
*Tibibus

Night bus

*Line N4 Via Favència - Pl. Catalunya - Gran Vista

ee also

*Gràcia
*List of streets and squares in Gràcia

External links

* [http://www.bcn.cat/cgi-guia/guiamap4/cgi-guia/?actives=&plant=capes4c&idioma=0&calle=Pla%E7a+lesseps&numero=&calle2= Location at the official interactive guide of Barcelona]
* [http://www.bcn.cat/urbanisme/pim/p10/catala/6/6200.htm Photos at Bcn.cat]
* [http://www.bcn.es/publicacions/b_informacio/bi_71/generiques/16.pdf Project at the urbanism section of the official city council website (Bcn.cat]
* [http://www10.gencat.net/ptop/binaris/LessepsL9b%5B1%5D_tcm32-17234.pdf About the L9 station]


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