Gran Via (Barcelona)

Gran Via (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.ə]) is the second major business district of Barcelona, after Diagonal Mar. Part of Fira de Barcelona, second largest trade fair and exhibition centres in Europe. Lies on borderline of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. Gran Via business center consists some parts: Gran Via with 240,000 m² of exhibition floor space divided into 8 pavilions,[1] Gran Via Convention Centre, with a capacity of 5,600 delegates and 14,000 m² surface area,[2] skyscrapers alongside Plaza de Europa, with over ten skyscrapers and Gran Vía 2 near Barcelona International Airport, shop center propertied 200 shops, 20 restaurants, 15 cinemas and hypermarket.[3] Also, it adjacent to Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, hosts most of the legal departments of the Barcelona metropolitan area.

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.

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