{"id":80049,"date":"2016-10-14T15:58:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=80049"},"modified":"2016-10-13T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:14:05","slug":"placa-ramon-berenguer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-ramon-berenguer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a city with <strong>a long and detailed history<\/strong>; it thrived throughout both <strong>Roman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Medieval <\/a>times<\/strong>. You can see both of these civilizations illustrated in the magnificent <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Barcelone m\u00e9di\u00e9vale et \u00e9poque romaine, deux civilisations illustr\u00e9es par ce superbe monument historique de la ville de Barcino.\">historical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-monuments-you-have-to-see-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">monument<\/a> of the city of Barcino at <\/span><span title=\"Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer est une impressionnante place avec au centre une statue \u00e9questre repr\u00e9sentant le Comte de Barcelone. \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Ramon+Berenguer+el+Gran,+Barcelona\/@41.3846181,2.1753844,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f96cda6c85:0x4788e3f9edb779c9!8m2!3d41.3846181!4d2.1775731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer<\/strong><\/a>. It is an impressive square with a central equestrian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-animal-sculptures-and-statues\/\" target=\"_blank\">statue<\/a> of<strong> the Count of Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81008\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81008\" class=\"wp-image-81008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/catalan-flag-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Olli A via Visual Hunt\" width=\"294\" height=\"195\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Olli A via Visual Hunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"L\u2019histoire de la pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer el Gran remonte au d\u00e9but du IV\u00e8me si\u00e8cle avant JC.\">The history of the<strong> Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer el Gran<\/strong> dates back to the early fourth century BC.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Un plan de muraille romaine surmont\u00e9 de la chapelle gothique de Sant\u00e0 Agatha et couronn\u00e9 au milieu par une sculpture \u00e9questre du compte Ramon Berenguer III le Grand. \">A Roman wall which had been reconstructed and strengthened using rubble from other ruined buildings\u00a0was later topped by the Gothic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalunya.com\/capella-reial-de-santa-agata-17-16003-44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chapel of Santa Agatha<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/squares\/\" target=\"_blank\">square<\/a> was then finally crowned in the middle by the impressive statue of <strong>Ramon Berenguer III the Great<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-ramon-berenguer\/#Count_Ramon_Berenguer_III\" title=\"Count Ramon Berenguer III\">Count Ramon Berenguer III<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/placa-ramon-berenguer\/#The_Bronze_statue\" title=\"The Bronze statue\">The Bronze statue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Count_Ramon_Berenguer_III\"><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Le comte Ramon Berenguer III \">Count Ramon Berenguer III<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Ramon Berenguer III \u00e9tait Comte de Barcelone entre les ann\u00e9es 1082 et 1131. N\u00e9 en 1082, il est le fils a\u00een\u00e9 de Ramon Berenger II.\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramon_Berenguer_III,_Count_of_Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramon Berenguer III<\/a> <\/strong>was Count of Barcelona between 1086 and 1131. He was born in France in 1082, the eldest son of Ramon Berenguer II. He succeeded his father at an early age, aided by his uncle until 1097 when <strong>he became the sole ruler<\/strong>. He soon showed great talent as a <strong>strategist and politician<\/strong>, forming many alliances throughout the kingdom. During his reign, he managed to <strong>extend the Catalan influence further<\/strong> on both sides of the Pyrenees. He was also a popular figure with the church, liberating many Christian slaves, imprisoned by Muslims in the surrounding areas. At the end of his life, he became a member of <strong>the knights Templar<\/strong>, dying soon after in 1131, when he was buried with great honors at\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monestirderipoll.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Santa Maria de Ripoll<\/strong><\/a> monastery.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonias-history-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catalonia&#8217;s history museum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bronze_statue\"><\/span>The Bronze statue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81007\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81007\" class=\"wp-image-81007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/placa-ramon-berenguer-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Catalan Art &amp; Architecture Gallery (Josep Bracons) via VisualHunt.com\" width=\"306\" height=\"203\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Catalan Art &amp; Architecture Gallery (Josep Bracons) via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking stern yet solemn is the <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer 1Posture imposante et air solennel, tel est le portrait qui se dresse au c\u0153ur de la place Ramon Berenguer.\">figure that stands in the heart of <strong>Pla<span title=\"Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer est une impressionnante place avec au centre une statue \u00e9questre repr\u00e9sentant le Comte de Barcelone. \">\u00e7<\/span>a Ramon Berenguer<\/strong>. It was <strong>o<\/strong>riginally <\/span><span title=\"Sculpt\u00e9e par l\u2019architecte Josep Llimona, cette figure historique de la ville de Barcelone honore la place de son nom. \">sculpted in plaster in 1888, by the architect <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josep_Llimona_i_Bruguera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Josep Llimona<\/a>. It spent a long time being <span title=\"Faite en pl\u00e2tre \u00e0 son origine, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9e au palais des beaux-arts pendant longtemps.\">exhibited at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museunacional.cat\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palace of Fine Arts<\/a>. <span title=\"Apr\u00e8s la mort de Llimona, une reproduction du mod\u00e8le en bronze a \u00e9t\u00e9 projet\u00e9 par Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mar\u00e8s puis d\u00e9pos\u00e9 dans la Via Laietina sur la place Ramon Berenguer. \">After the death of Llimona, a replica of the bronze model was designed by Frederic Mares and then positioned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Via+Laietana,+Barcelona\/@41.3850299,2.1751871,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f9789fc999:0xa9e51ca5dbd51ff6!8m2!3d41.3850299!4d2.1773758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Laietana.<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During its time in the Palace of Fine Arts, the original model suffered a mishap, which led to the horse&#8217;s tail falling off. When the bronze replica was designed, it was up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/frederic-mares\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Frederic Mares<\/strong><\/a> to also create a new tail. But the one he built was not received well by the public, and it created great controversy. People felt that it was too bushy\u00a0and not in-keeping with the rest of the statue, which over the years they had grown to love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/an-introduction-to-roman-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">An introduction to Roman Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this small amount of uproar the statue has become <strong>one of the city&#8217;s most iconic features<\/strong>, <span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Situ\u00e9e sur la plaza de la Via Laietana, la place Ramon Berenguer est un monument majestueux offrant un aper\u00e7u unique de Barcelona dans un m\u00e9lange de style catalan \u00e0 l\u2019ancien, \u00e9poque romaine et \u00e8re m\u00e9di\u00e9vale.\">combining a mixture of Catalan style with the old Roman and medieval eras.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment to rent in the city? 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You can see both of these civilizations illustrated in the magnificent historical monument of the city of Barcino at Pla\u00e7a Ramon Berenguer. It is an impressive square with a central equestrian statue of the Count of Barcelona. 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