Barcelona: Modern Architecture Guide

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R1

1997-2002

diagonal mar park

Passeig de Garcia FĂ ria 81, 08019  BCN5 < M >  L4 Selva de Mar t r a m El Maresme

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT Enric Miralles, Benedetta Tagliabue

Diagonal Mar Park is a large park that in its expanse connects Avinguda Diagonal and the beach. The Park is ordered in line with a series of paths, rather similar to the branches of a tree, ramifying out in all directions. The main walkway, a kind of boulevard, directly connects the Diagonal with the nearby beach, crossing the coastal ring road via a pedestrian bridge to be completed shortly. In turn, this walkway joins the rest of the paths crossing the park which are gradually transformed into a series of areas for recreation: skating, train, bikes, etc. A place for walking. The main promenade follows the edge of a large lake and it is perhaps this, together with the treecovered area, that gives the park its character...


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