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. The area between the seafront,

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was previously made up of slums and poor areas surrounding the neighbourhoods of

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, 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

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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, although it was ESPAIS Promocions Immobiliaries, a local real estate developer, who developed the majority of the residential towers, including Illa de la Llum, Illa del Bosc, Illa del Cell and Illa del Mar. This has been criticised by renowned local architects such as

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, Juli Capellas or Josep Maria Montaner or urbanism scholar Llàtzer Moix. Most renovation in the area was ready in time for the 2004 Cultural Forum, which took place in the International Convention Centre of Barcelona (CCIB). It includes

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's largest shopping center Centre Comercial Diagonal Mar, as well as Parc de Diagonal Mar, designed by Enric Miralles and

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Beaches

Beaches in Diagonal Mar are family oriented and more quiet then downtown beaches. The two beaches located in Diagonal Mar are La Mar Bella and La Nova Mar Bella.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diagonal Mar i el Front Maritim del Poblenou Central business districts Financial districts in Spain Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Sant Martí (district)

Beaches

See also

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