Description of the attraction
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 Ramón 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.
The square is dominated by a majestic equestrian statue of the famous Barcelona count Ramon Berenguer the Great, which was erected by the famous architect Josep Llimon. The biggest attraction of the square is the ancient Roman wall from the beginning of the 4th century AD, which serves as the foundation for an elegant and austere church - the chapel of St. Agatha.
The Chapel of Agatha, a Gothic building dating back to the 14th century, was part of the royal palace. Its octagonal bell tower ends with eight triangular pediments and resembles a royal crown. The Chapel of Saint 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 long ago entered into later buildings, and until the middle of the twentieth century, residential buildings were literally stuck to the Roman wall. By 1950, the Roman walls had said goodbye to their occupants, and Ramón Berenguer the Great Square took on its present form.
