UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA

CETA Escuela Univeritaria de Turismo Barcelona

Asignatura: GESTIN DE! "ATRI#ONIO CU!TURA!
"ro$esora: Silvia "uc%e
Tema: #emoria de la Salida
ROMAN and MEDIEVAL BARCELONA
Estudiante: DESPINA VLAHOU
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ROMAN and MEDIEVAL BARCELONA
1. Portal de l' ngel
T%e $irst 'oint in our visit (as t%e "ortal de l) *ngel+ near t%e gate o$ t%e roman (alls o$ !a Ram,la-
T%e gate (as o'ened in t%e &.t% centur/+ ,ecause t%e
cit/ started to e0'and outside t%e roman (alls1 t%e
'lace (as at $irst called "ortal dels or,s 2'ortal o$ t%e
,lind3+ ,ecause in t%at 'art o$ t%e cit/+ outside its t%e
roman (alls+ used to gat%er a lot o$ ,lind and
disa,led 'eo'le-
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T%e 'ortal (as renamed a$ter &.45+
at t%e 'eriod o$ Re/ #arti l) %uma+ (%en+ according
to a legend+ San Vicente 6errer sa( an angel during
%is entrance to t%e cit/1 and t%e angel told %im t%at %e
(as sent ,/ God as a 'rotector o$ t%e cit/ o$
Barcelona- In memor/ o$ t%is miracle t%e/ ,uilt a
c%a'el (it% t%e image o$ an angel in &788+ (%ic% (as
'reserved until t%e civil (ar-
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6inall/+ t%e scul'tor
*ngel 6errant V:;<ue; decided to donate a scul'ture
o$ an angel to t%e cit/+ (%ic% (e can still see in
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2. Plaa Villa de Madrid
In "laFa Villa de #adrid+ in t%e &4GE)s+ (%en (orAs tooA 'lace to ,ulid a 'arAing+ t%ere (as revealed
t%e roman necro'olis o$ Barcelona-
T%e necro'olis is dating ,acA to t%e
&st centur/+ (%en t%e cit/ (as
$ounded- T%ere are a,out DE tom,s
$rom t%e 9nd and t%e .rd centur/+ in
di$$erent s%a'es H suc% as classic
tom,s or even tom,s in am'%oras ?
along a small 'at%+ (%ic% s%o( us
t%e (a/ t%at dead (ere ,uried at
t%at 'eriod- T%e necro'olis (as
outside t%e roman (alls to avoid
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3. Arada!
In "laFa del Vuit de #arc t%ere are revealed several
arcades (it% columns t%at used to ,e a conductor or
(ater to t%e cit/ o$ Barcelona ,acA in t%e roman 'eriod-
T%e arcades $ormed an a<ueduct (%ic% (as ,ringing
t%e (ater to t%e cit/ H as (ell as t%e arcades o$ t%e
roman gate near t%e Cat%edral- T%e arcades (ere (ell?
'reverved ,ecause under t%em t%ere (ere ,uilt t%e
%ouses o$ t%e medieval 'eriod1 and t%e/ (ere revealed
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". Religio!a #laa
Near t%at s<uare (e can also see a religious ,adge>
'la<ue+ (it% a re'resentation o$ t%e Annunciation o$
Jol/ #ar/- T%is ,adge is $rom t%e #onaster/ o$ "o,let
2and 'ro,a,l/ is a signal o$ t%e 'rocurador o$ t%e
monaster/3
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$. Entrada de la %&ralla ro%ana
T%roug% Carrer dels Arcs (e
reac%ed "laFa Nova and t%e t(o
to(ers t%at (ere %olding a grand
arcade o$ t%e entrance o$ t%e
roman cit/- Be%ind t%e roman
(alls /ou stand in t%e crossroad
o$ t%e t(o ,asic streets in Roman
cities1 Cardo #a0imus (%ic%
leaded to t%e Roman $orum+
(%ere "laFa St- Kaume is no(
located+ and Decumanus #a0imus+ toda/ Carrer del Bis,e-
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In its $oundation+ Barcelona (as a Roman colon/ Ano(n as Colonia Iulia Auguta 6aventia "aterna
Barcino+ ,et(een t%e /ears 4 and &E BC- At t%e ,eginning+ Barcino (as a small 'lace+ (it% Lust a,out
9-EEE in%a,itants and t%e %ouses (ere attac%ed to t%e (alls-

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'. Ca#illa de (anta Ll)ia
OalAing to(ards t%e Cat%edral (e met t%e c%a'el
o$ Santa !lPcia+ dated $rom t%e .rd centur/- On
t%e (alls o$ t%e c%a'el /ou can see some o$ t%e
curiosities in Barcelona1 on t%e stones o$ its (alls
t%ere are still some marAs $rom t%e ,uilders o$ t%e
c%a'el+ '-e0- T%ere is a marA sa/ing )A 9 CANAS
& "OQO)+ (%ic% means t%at /ou (ill meet a (ell
in 9 canas N metrical s/stem-
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*. La M&ralla Ro%ana
In t%e t%e 7t%?Gt% centur/ t%e cit/ (alls
(ere rein$orced (it% ,igger stones- In t%e
Casa de l) Ardiaca o$ Barcelona (e can see
t%e later (alls as (ell as t%eir columns+
(%ic% are ,uilt (it% smaller stones dated
$rom t%e &st centur/-
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+. B&,-n %oderni!ta
Outside+ on t%e main $aFade o$ t%e Casa de l) Ardiaca+ /ou can
$ind a modern mail,o0 designed in &54G+ ,/ t%e arc%itect
!luRs DomSnec% i #ontaner $or t%e !a(/ersT Association- Its
modernist elements are dee'l/ s/m,olic+ and consist a critic
to(ards Lustice: Lustice s%ould ,e ra'id as t%e t%ree s(allo(s+
(%ereas ,ureaucratic 'rocedures+ s/m,olised ,/ t%e turtle+
re'resent t%e o,stacles in legal matters-
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.. La Catedral
T%e Catedral de la Santa Cru; / Santa Eulalia
(as $ounded in .7.+ ,ut it (as not $inis%ed until
t%e &4t% centur/- In t%at 'eriod #iguel Girona /
Agra$el gave mone/ to construct t%e $acade o$
t%e Cat%edral1 ,ut ins'ired ,/ t%e neogotic st/le
o$ t%e &Gt% centur/ t%e/ asAed to c%ange t%e
design o$ t%e $acade1 t%at is (%/ t%e $acade o$ t%e
Cat%edral o$ Barcelona does not %ave t%e same
catalan?gotic st/le us t%e c%urc%es o$ Santa #aria
del #ar and Santa #aria del "i-
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1/. La %&ralla %edie0al
T%e medieval (alls (%ere ,uilt over t%e roman (alls1
t%at is t%e reason (%/ $or e0am'le /ou can see t%at t%e
,ell to(er o$ t%e c%a'el o$ Santa Agata is t%e
continuation o$ a roman to(er- T%e same 'rocedure (as
$ollo(ed and $or t%e ,uilding o$ t%e medieval %ouses+
e-g- in Casa "adell:s t%e stones (ere trans$erred $rom a
roman street-
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11. Plaa de l' ngel
6rom "laFa de l) *ngel it started t%e road t%at (as leading to t%e ,asilica o$ Santa #aria del #ar1 and
t%ere /ou could $ind t%e gate $rom t%e road (%ic% (as coming $rom t%e sea-
12. 1otel Merer
Jotel #ercer is an ot%er e0am'le o$ a medieval ,uilding t%at (as attac%ed to t%e roman (alls H one o$
t%e man/ remains o$ medieval ,uildings t%at /ou can encounter in Barrio Gotico- T%e arc%itect o$ t%e
%otel Ra$ael #oneo+ 'reserved t%e roman (alls in t%e ,uilding and it is no( considered a monument-
13. Plaa (t. 2a&%e
"laFa St- Kaume (as considered t%e s<uare o$ t%e carriers o$ t%e medieval cit/+ and "alau 6erran (as t%e
%ouse o$ t%e $amil/ 6erran (%o %ad t%e mono'ol/ o$ mail in t%at 'eriod-
1". 3er%a! #ort&aria!
Ne0t to t%e roman (alls+ near t%e entrance t%at (as to(ards
t%e sea+ t%ere (ere $ound t%e remains o$ t%e roman ,at%s o$ t%e
&st centur/- T%ese ,at%s (ere giving t%e o''ortunit/ to clean
t%emselves not onl/ to visitors ,ut also to (orAers (%o (ere
coming $rom t%e sea-
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1$. Ca#ella de (ant Cri!to4ol
Ne0t to t%e roman ,at%s t%ere is t%e c%a'el o$ Sant
Cristo$ol+ (%o is considered to ,e t%e 'rotector o$
travelers and trans'orters- T%e c%a'el (as ,uilt in t%e
medieval 'eriod in &GE.+ according to its e'igra'%-
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1'. Pati Lli%ona i0il enter
During t%e (orAs $or t%e o'ening o$ t%e "ati !limona civil center t%ere (ere revealed &D metres o$ t%e
roman (alls o$ t%e cit/- T%e (alls date $rom t%e 7t% centur/+ ,ut t%eir ,ase is even ,acA $rom t%e &st
centur/+ t%at is (%/ it (as ,uilt (it% small stones- Uou %ave also t%e 'ossi,ilit/ to see t%e ,ase o$ one
to(er and t%e original $loor-
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1*. 5a6ada del A7&nta%iento
Near "laFa St- Kaume+ on a ,uilding o$ t%e munici'alit/
in Barrio Gotico (e can encounter one ot%er curiosit/- A
medieval o$ t%e &4t% centur/ ,uilding is attac%ed to a
'revious one $rom t%e &7t% centur/+ and 'reserves %al$ o$
t%e original $acade o$ t%e ,uilding- T%at %a''ened
,ecause t%e arc%itect (as (as in c%arge o$
reconstructing t%e $acade decided to Aee' t%e original
one as (ell- Outside t%e ,uilding (e can also see a
(atering %ole+ (%ic% (as used ,/ %orses and t%eir cavaliers-
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1+. Aro#oli!
T%e Roman Acro'olis (as located on t%e
%ill o$ #ont Ta,er+ (%ic% (as considered
to ,e t%e %ig%est 'oint o$ t%e roman cit/ ?
event%oug% it (as onl/ &8+4m $rom t%e
sea level+ and t%ere (as also t%e $orum $or man/ /ears-
On t%e Acro'olis+ (%ere no( is t%e Centre E0cursionista
de Catalun/a+ t%ere are $ound t%e remains o$ some
columns o$ a roman tem'le+ devoted to Augustus- T%e
tem'le (as ,uilt in t%e &st centur/+ ,ut %ad di$$erent uses
as time 'asses ,/1 its columns (ere even used $or t%e
,uilding o$ t%e medieval ,uildings-
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1.. Plaa del Rei
In "laFa del Rei t%ere are is t%e Pala& Reial Ma7or+ o$
t%e cro(n o$ AragIn- T%e 'alace (as t%e residence o$
t%e Catalan counts $rom t%e &.t% to t%e earl/ &Gt%
centur/+ and t%e %istor/ o$ t%e ,uilding can ,e traced
,acA to t%e &&t% centur/- Ne0t to t%e 'alace t%ere I s also
'laced t%e Arc%ive o$ t%e Cro(n o$ AragIn and Closing
o$$ t%e "laFa del Rei is t%e Casa Clariana?"adellVs+ t%e
%ome o$ t%e cit/Ts %istor/ museum+ t%e M&!e&
d81i!t9ria de la Ci&tat de Barelona+ (%ic% contains
t%e arc%aeological remains o$ Roman Barcelona-
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2/. In!ri#i-n 1e:rea
On t%e outer (all o$ t%e ,uilding o$ t%e Ar0iu de la Corona dTAragI+ to(ards t%e eastern (all o$ t%e
Cat%edral+ (e can encounter some Je,raic inscri'tions1 ,ecause t%ese stones (ere ,roug%t a$ter t%e
demolis%ing o$ t%e Ke(is% <uarter o$ t%e cit/- Some o$ t%em are even $uneral+ since t%e/ ,elonged to t%e
tom,s o$ t%e Ke(is% cemeter/ o$ #ontuic-
6inall/+ on t%e eastern (all o$ t%e Cat%edral+ t%ere can ,e seen some em,lems+ suc% us a ,oot+ (%ic%
(as made ,ecause t%e trade o$ t%e s%oemaAers o$ t%e cit/ donated t%e mone/ to ,uild t%is (all-
It is easil/ realised t%at Barcelona is an ancient cit/+ (it% a %istor/ o$ over 9EEE /ears- All t%ese /ears+
toget%er (it% t%e su,se<uent ac<uisition o$ t%e cit/ ,/ di$$erent nations+ %ave le$t numerous
monuments $rom di$$erent 'eriods o$ time- As $ar as t%e Roman and #edieval times are conserned+ t%e
cit/ 'rovides us (it% a lot o$ documentation to recognise t%e evolution o$ t%e cit/+ as a living organism-
T%e cit/ (as a small to(n+ num,ering onl/ 9EEE residents+ during t%e roman times1 (%ile it gre( and
e0'anded during t%e medieval times+ ,raAing t%e roman (alls and creating
ne( ones to cover its ne( needs- #oreover+ (e can o,serve t%at t%e cit/ did
not %esitate to taAe advantage o$ t%e e0isting esta,lis%ments to cover its
constructive needs- 6or e0am'le+ (e see t%at t%e medieval %ouses (ere ,uilt
over+ under or even ,et(een t%e roman monuments- E-g- medieval %ouses
(ere ,uilt under t%e roman arcades+ attac%ed to t%e (alls or even among t%e
columns o$ t%e Tem'le o$ Augustus- T%is s'acial econom/ o$ t%e cit/ gave it
t%e advantage to 'reserve t%e ancient ruins+ (%ic% (ere revealed (%en t%e
later ,uildings (ere taAen do(n-
O%at made me most im'ression during t%is tour t%roug% t%e Roman and #edieval cit/ o$ Barcelona+
(as its %idden secrets- It (as ver/ im'ressive t%at most o$ t%e roman ,uildings (ere %idden under t%e
medieval ones and t%at man/ ruins (ere e0'osed (%en t%e later ones (ere demolis%ed- I (as
im'ressed ,/ t%e 'reservation o$ so man/ monuments+ most o$ (%ic% are no( 'art o$ t%e ,ases o$
ne(er modern ,uildings+ suc% as modern #useums+ Civil Centres or even %otels and s%o's in t%e
district o$ Barrio Gotico- T%is Aind o$ tour+ into t%e %idden treasures o$ %istor/ gets /ou to %ave a ,etter
insig%t into t%e cit/)s 'ast and a''reciate more t%e e0istence o$ all t%ose institutions t%at 'reserve and
%el' in t%e transmission o$ tradition and %istor/-
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Barcelona is a ver/ interesting cit/ to stud/ t%e evolution o$ an ur,an destination+ since t%e earl/
centuries AD until t%e latest modern times- It is a cit/ (it% one o$ t%e most (ell?'reserved %istorical
centres+ (%ere /ou can see an entire district as it (as in t%e medieval times1 and t%is is t%e reason (%/
it %as also ,een an ideal 'lace to give ins'iration to directors $or $ilming %istorical movies- It is a
treasure $or t%e recent generation and an o,ligation $or ne0t generations to continue 'reserving and
stud/ing t%e %istoric monuments o$ t%eir cit/-
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