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Geometric plan of the city of Lleida.

Date
1865
Archive
Municipal Archive of Lleida
Document type
Mapes i plànols
Reference code
CAT-AML-001-PLA00004
Link to the online document
Description

The Geometric Plan of the city of Lleida from 1865, the work of Josep Fontserè i Mestres, is the city’s first modern urban planning project. This cartographic document, drawn up with great technical precision, reflects the beginning of rational urban planning in Lleida, in tune with the European trends of the 19th century. The plan shows the city after the demolition of the walls and projects its growth with criteria of order, health and functionality, in parallel with other European capitals. Its inclusion makes it possible to understand how Lleida is integrated into European urban modernization and how the municipal archives preserve key witnesses of this transformation.