Mercat de Sant Antoni
NODE-45 • leisure1882 - Present

Mercat de Sant Antoni

Magnificent 1882 Greek-cross iron market with Sunday antique book fair

41.378900°N, 2.162700°E•city Axis
Documented Historiographical History

Designed in 1882 by Antoni Rovira i Trias as the first market outside the medieval walls, reopened in 2018 after a nine-year archaeological restoration.

Architectural & Symbolic Reading

Monumental Greek-cross plan with four diagonal entrance wings meeting at a central octagonal lantern, housing fresh food halls and an intact 17th-century bastion.

Historical Legends & Mysteries

Hosts the legendary Sunday Mercat Dominical del Llibre, where hundreds of collectors trade antique books, postcards, coins, and vintage records.

Related Tags:#Sant Antoni#Iron Market#Greek Cross#Antique Books#Eixample

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