Gran Via (Barcelona)

Gran Via (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.ə]) is the second major business district of Barcelona, after Diagonal Mar. It forms part of the Fira de Barcelona, the second largest trade fair and exhibition centre in Europe. It straddles the borders between Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. The Gran Via business centre consists of the following subdivisions: Gran Via, which has 240,000 m² of exhibition floor space divided into 8 pavilions;[1] the Gran Via Convention Centre, with capacity for 5,600 delegates and a surface area of 14,000 m²;[2] the more than ten skyscrapers alongside Plaza de Europa; also Gran Vía 2 near Barcelona International Airport, which has a shopping centre with 200 shops, 20 restaurants, 15 cinemas and a hypermarket.[3] Gran Via is also adjacent to Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat which hosts most of the legal departments of the Barcelona metropolitan area.

For other uses, see Gran Via.

Public transport

The "Gran Via" center is served by line 8 of the Barcelona Metro and FGC commuter train network, at the Europa-Fira station, and also by the bus line 79.

Skyscrapers
NoName[4]HeightFloorsYearUsed
1Hotel Porta Fira113 m282010Hotel
2Torre Realia BCN112 m242010Offices
3Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel105 m252011Hotel
4Torre Inbisa104 m262010Offices
5Torre Zenit104 m262008Offices
6Torre Europa III75 m192009Residencial
7Torre Europa IV75 m192009Residencial
8Torre Europa V75 m192009Residencial

See also

References
  1. "Fira de Barcelona, Venues - Gran Via".
  2. "Fira de Barcelona, Venues - Convention Centre Gran Via".
  3. About Gran Vía 2 - granvia2.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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