Markets

Estrella Market

posted 23/07/2010

This market was built during the great boom in municipal markets. Although the majority of these markets were built in the new neighbourhoods emerging in the city's outskirts, Estrella Market was built in 1957 in one of the oldest areas of the city, Gràcia, whose urban development had already been consolidated for a number of years.

Architecture

A semi-detached building with a concrete structure and walling.

Year of construction: 1957

Type of building: attached to another building.

Total surface area: 2,195 m2

Sales area: 652 m2

Alterations: structural alterations at the end of the 1980s and during the 1990s.

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