{"id":65334,"date":"2016-04-08T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T11:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=65334"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:32:24","slug":"el-born-centre-cultural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-born-centre-cultural\/","title":{"rendered":"El Born Centre Cultural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mercat Del Born<\/strong> was a public market in Barcelona, the first cast-iron covered market in the city. Designed in 1873 by architect Antoni Rovira i Trias, the market was\u00a0built between 1874 and 1878 and went on to become the central market in town until\u00a01971, when the market was closed and replaced with the larger market\u00a0of Mercabarna in Zona Franca.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-born-centre-cultural\/#Restoration\" title=\"Restoration\">Restoration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-born-centre-cultural\/#Visiting_the_Centre\" title=\"Visiting the Centre\">Visiting the Centre<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restoration\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Restoration<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/outside.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65397\"><img class=\" wp-image-65397 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/outside-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"outside\" width=\"326\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>After its closure in 1971, the market went into several years of continuing decay and disrepair. Several Governments set out to restore the old market but it wasn&#8217;t\u00a0until 2002 that a plan was concocted to transform the old market into a library. However, work was cut short immediately\u00a0as extensive ruins of 18th century Barcelona were found underneath the old market, which\u00a0represented the remains of\u00a0la Ribera district that were\u00a0demolished in the early eighteenth century after\u00a0the defeat of Catalonia in the War of Succession in 1714.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ruins, which serve as a collective memory of the consequences of the war on Catalonia and Spain have become <strong>El Born Centre Cultural<\/strong>, which opened its doors in 2013. The center offers\u00a0visitors an insight into what life was like in ancient Barcelona and gives\u00a0them the\u00a0chance\u00a0to learn about the 13-year war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/baths-born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient baths in El Born<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visiting_the_Centre\"><\/span>Visiting the Centre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/family-.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65399\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-65399 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/family--300x200.jpg\" alt=\"family\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>You can visit <strong>El Born Centre Cultural<\/strong> from\u00a0Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 8pm. Entry into the main building is free\u00a0of charge, allowing you to have\u00a0a decent\u00a0look at some of the ancient remains. However, if you want to get a closer\u00a0look at the ruins\u00a0you will have to take the guided tour. Tickets for the guided tour are between \u20ac5.50- \u20ac8.80 depending on the day you choose to go. The tour\u00a0gives\u00a0visitors\u00a0a real feel of what life might have been like in Barcelona 300 years ago. Additionally, on the guided tour you will get access to an audiovisual room showing a short documentary shown in English as well as Spanish and Catalan. It&#8217;s worth noting that entrance on the tour is free on the first Sunday of every month and on Sundays from 3pm to 8pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El Born Centre Cultural<\/strong>\u00a0is a famous\u00a0and significant site which is\u00a0well worth a visit, and if you have time I would strongly advise taking the guided tour. 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