The original Cerdà plan for the Eixample, heavily influenced by hygienist theses, contemplated a reduction in population density in the city, as well as a balance between private and public spaces that had to materialize in the construction of islands of houses in which it would only be built on two sides, so that the interior space would be free to project a small garden where the neighbors could socialize. Finally, however, rapid population growth and real estate interests weakened the original plan, and most of the islands were built entirely. However, since 1987 the Barcelona City Council has been carrying out a project for the recovery as a public use of the interiors of the island in order to provide the citizens with green and leisure areas that were contemplated in the unique urban plot devised by Cerdà. Today, you will find gardens or public spaces inside blocks around the Eixample of Barcelona, where you can see the rear of houses, often composed of galleries, as well as enjoy a quiet space in the middle of the city. One of the 48 spaces recovered (100,000 m2 since 1987), it is possible to imagine the original configuration of the Eixample. Tamarius and oaks; cultural, leisure, sport and leisure facilities very complete.
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