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Curiosidades El Corte Ingles Plaza Catalonia


Mall Plaza El Corte English Catalunya.
Address: Plaza Catalunya between Calle Fontanella and Ronda San Pedro or
Architects: Luis Blanco Soler (original 1962) Oriol Bohigas (reform of 1993)

Whether a is from Barcelona, \u200b\u200ba regular visitor or casual tourist, everyone just knowing - at least on the outside - the colossal building that the English Court has Plaza Catalunya .

Although you're not a fan of shopping and never even have come to this mall, it pays to know some interesting facts of a building and a company that has known very closely the last fifty years of local history.

• In the place where today is the entrance to the English Court by Ronda San Pedro, was located since the late twenties the Military Casino Barcelona, \u200b\u200ba meeting place and meeting to army officers. During the military uprising of July 19, 1936 this was occupied by members of the army and rebels Falangists up that after an exchange of gunfire were evicted and arrested by members of the Republican forces.

• The main entrance to the mall, located in the middle of the building was occupied postwar by Rigat Salon, a popular entertainment venue that served of ballroom and restaurant for the wealthy of the sad Barcelona 40.

• During the months prior to construction articles were inserted in most city newspapers, recalling the advantages of the center as its escalators, its climate, its hundreds of departments and the presence of the best specialists Catalan fashion.

• Kadewe in Berlin , Galeries Lafayette in Paris , Harrods in London and ... The English Court in Barcelona. The insidious advertising that this would be the most luxurious trade city.

• The building was designed by the famous rationalist architect Luis Blanco Soler, author Wellington Hotel Madrid , the British embassy or the neighborhoods of El Viso and the Residence. His friendship with the founder of the English Court, Ramón Areces , I will also build centers Preciados Goya and La Castellana. He was director of the academy of fine arts.

• The English Court of Plaza Catalunya was inaugurated on September 20, 1962 with a grand celebration that coincided with the start of the municipal Party Merced. As usual then, the building was blessed by the bishop of the city, Dr. Gregory Modrego and was attended by numerous personalities from public life and artistic city.

• The arrival of the English Court was viewed with suspicion and even rejection by some sectors of the city Catalan nationalists who saw the company a symbol of corporate power in Madrid.

• The English Court was one of the earliest public buildings in which they could see "Senyera" . It was mid 60's during a regional craft exhibition and helped to dispel doubts about the involvement of businesses in Catalan society.

• Before the arrival of the English Court, Plaza Catalunya was in the 40 and 50 a gray bureaucratic taken by bank branches and office buildings. To the writer of "The Biography Plaza Catalunya " and an expert in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bLluis Permanyer , l appearance of the mall to forever change the face of the square, making place lively town that is today.

• full transition in the company organized two major events in the life of the city, first the School of Sardanas since 1977 offers Sardana free courses to children up to 12 years, on the other hand The Cursa El Corte English, a popular athletic gear, created in 1979 and in 1994 broke the record of guiness participation.

• The building has become for many a symbol consumerism and capitalism that has led him to be attacked in the usual noisy political demonstrations Plaza Catalonia. It has also been the scene of tensions between unionists, workers and law enforcement in the general strikes that have taken place in Spain.

• In 1992 we began a committed comprehensive reform of the building, which included its expansion by Calle Fontanella . The project served to commemorate the 30 years since the Centre was completed in 1993 by the renowned team of architects led by Oriol Bohigas , one of Catalonia's most influential architects and also the main character reforms of the city at the Olympic Games of 1992.

• The reform was and remains widely criticized when considered by many to be unsightly. For years the English Court wants to expand its building on Calle Fontanella , in this case trying to buy the building that hosted founding Caixa Catalunya .

• The area surrounding the center are now day one of the busiest places in the city all kinds of people. The door is in front of the subway station to Plaza Catalunya is probably the most famous and popular and dating scene to be.
  

and proof of this is a phrase that all Barcelona has ever heard.

"stayed at the door of the English cut?"