Carrer del Consell de Cent (official

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name; : ''Carrer del Consell de Cent'') is a long avenue in

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, Spain. It's one of the horizontal streets of the urban grid that makes up

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district, spanning the

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and the

Dreta de l'Eixample Dreta de l'Eixample () is a neighborhood in the ''Eixample'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). It is located east (visualised as ''dreta'' or "right") of Carrer de Balmes. It includes Plaça de Catalunya, the centre of the city, and the up ...

quarters, starting at the Parc de Joan Miró by carrer de Vilamarí and ending in the neighbourhood of El Clot, by

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, in the Sant Martí district. It's named after one of Catalonia's ancient government institutions: the ''

Consell de Cent The Consell de Cent (, meaning in English "Council of One Hundred") was a governmental institution of Barcelona. It was established in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century. Its name derives from the number of its members: one hundr ...

'', the "Council of a Hundred", based in Barcelona. The street's name was approved in 1900, and has never officially changed (but the name has indeed changed of official language). Its original denomination on

Ildefons Cerdà Ildefons Cerdà i Sunyer (; es, Ildefonso Cerdá Suñer; December 23, 1815, Centelles – August 21, 1876, Caldas de Besaya) was a Spanish urban planner and engineer who designed the 19th-century "extension" of Barcelona called the ''Eixampl ...

's plan, however, was Ll (a separate letter in the Spanish alphabet before 1994).

Remarkable architecture

* Casa Josep Cerdà (19th century) by Antoni Valls Galí - The first four buildings that followed

's now famous urban plan were on the corner between carrer de Roger de Llúria and Consell de Cent. Casa Josep Cerdà, on Consell de Cent 340, is a fine example of eclectic architecture, remarkable for its ornate façade. *

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(1888–1910) by Josep Pérez Terraza with additions by

Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia (; 1858 in Barcelona – 1931) was a Spanish architect. Although now not as well known as his contemporaries Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, he was responsible for a numbe ...

- This religious building is a mixture of modern architecture with neogothic elements. * Església i Convent de les Adoratrius (19th century) by

Joan Martorell Montells Joan Martorell i Montells () (born 1833 in Barcelona, died 5 July 1906 in Barcelona) was a Catalan architect and designer. He was an uncle of the architect Bernardí Martorell i Puig. Martorell worked in the styles of historicism and Gothic Rev ...

- Small church and convent in the neo-gothic style.

Transport

Barcelona Metro

* Passeig de Gràcia, on lines L2, L3, L4 *

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, on line L4

Bus

*Bus lines 62, 92 *Night bus lines N3,

Bars and clubs

"Left" of Passeig de Gràcia, in the Esquerra de l'Eixample, lies the so-called

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, a

gay village A gay village is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries that is inhabited or frequented by many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) people. Gay villages often contain a number of gay-oriented establish ...

. Carrer del Consell de Cent is one of the streets in that area, with some venues like Átame, Crazy's, Dacksy, Sazzerak...

Libraries

* Col·legi Oficial d'Enginyers Tècnics i Industrials de Barcelona

Remarkable architecture

Transport

Barcelona Metro

Bus

Bars and clubs

Libraries

See also