The First-Timer · Martín · Barcelona
The Eixample Grid Walk
I live inside this grid. Every morning I walk blocks that are 113 meters on a side, corners cut at 45 degrees so you can see the next intersection from every corner.
Ildefons Cerdà's 1860 city extension — the octagonal block grid with chamfered corners. Walking it unlocks how Barcelona thinks about urban space.
— Martín, The First-Timer
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