Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Square in Sant Martí, Barcelona, Spain

Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, often called Glòries, is a large square in Barcelona where three major avenues meet. It is mostly a wide open space with roads and some modern buildings around it, and it is still being redesigned.

The square was planned in the 19th century by Ildefons Cerdà as the center of a new city layout. Over time it became a busy road junction, and since the 2000s work has been underway to turn it into a more important urban space.

The name Glòries comes from the old name of the area and is still used by locals today. People often gather near the shopping center and the market, and the square serves as a meeting point for residents of nearby neighborhoods.

The square is easy to reach on foot from nearby neighborhoods, but crossing it requires attention because of the traffic. It is best to explore the surrounding streets and use the pedestrian crossings to move between areas.

The square was meant to be the heart of Barcelona in Cerdà's plan, but it never became that. Today, the tall Torre Agbar nearby is a landmark that many visitors mistake for part of the square itself.