Placa de Ramon Berenguer el Gran description and photos - Spain: Barcelona (Topic)

Placa de Ramon Berenguer el Gran description and photos - Spain: Barcelona. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Placa de Ramon Berenguer el Gran.

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In the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, the historical center of the city, where most of the buildings and streets are of historical importance, there is a small square called Ramon Berenguer the Great Square. This square is named after Count Ramon Berenguer III, who ruled from 1096 to 1131. Ramon Berenguer III belonged to the same dynasty as Count Ramon, who in 1058 founded a Romanesque cathedral on the site of a destroyed basilica in Barcelona.

A majestic equestrian statue of the famous Barcelona Count Ramon Berenguer the Great rises on the square, which was erected by the famous architect Josep Llimon. The biggest attraction of the square is the ancient Roman wall of the early 4th century AD, which serves as the foundation for an elegant and austere church - the chapel of St. Agatha.

The Chapel of Agatha, a 14th century Gothic building, was part of the royal palace. Its octagonal bell tower ends with eight triangular pediments and resembles a royal crown. The Chapel of Agatha is currently part of the Barcelona History Museum.

A fragment of the ancient Roman wall denotes part of the border of the early city, its perimeter was approximately 1.3 km, and its height was 16 m. The surviving fortress towers have long been inscribed in later buildings, and until the middle of the 20th century to the Roman wall in dwelling houses were literally stuck. By 1950, the Roman walls had said goodbye to their occupants, and Ramon Berenguer the Great Square took on its current form.

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