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Feature: Modernisme
 In 1854 Barcelona’s medieval walls were torn down to make way for the expansion and development of new neighbourhoods, beyond the narrow confines of the Latin Quarter. The area to be developed was named the Eixample, which means expansion, and a civil engineer named Cerda i Sunyer won the contract with his designs.
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