The Mercat de la Mercè was covered in 1961 and remodeled in 1968. It belongs to the time of the great "boom" of markets during the term of Mayor Porcioles.
The markets located in Nou Barris were built between the 1960s and 1970s. During this period, the appearance of the city underwent an unprecedented transformation and, in parallel, covered facilities in different parts of the urban fabric appeared.
Architecture
It corresponds to the construction of the markets in the neighbourhoods grown in the city’s outskirts, and its structure maintains the common forms of all the markets of the period, with structure of concrete and closing of exposed brickwork.
Year of construction: 1961
Type of building: detached
Area: 1,769 m²
Refurbishments: occasional reforms, mainly in the 1990s.
Services: information point, home delivery
Location: Pg. Fabra i Puig, 270