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Museu Frederic Marès 1 Barcelona
This medieval doorway is from an Cathedral
extensive display of Spanish
sculpture – the mainstay of this Plaça de la Seu. Tel 93-342 82 62. q
museum’s extraordinarily eclectic Jaume I. @ 17, V17, 45. Open 8am–
and high-quality collections. 7:30pm daily. & (lunchtime). 8 7
Begun in 1298 under Jaime II
on the foundations of a site
dating back to Visigothic times,
this compact Gothic cathedral
was not finished until the late
19th century. The interior has
beautiful Gothic cloisters and
carved 15th-century choir stalls
with painted coats of arms.
Beneath the main altar, the
crypt houses the sarcophagus
of St. Eulalia, martyred in the
4th century AD. The nave has
28 side chapels, and a vaulted
ceiling that rises to 26 m (85 ft).

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Capella Reial de la Plaça del Rei
Santa Àgata The 14th-century Capella Reial
de Santa Àgata, with its 1466
Plaça del Rei altarpiece, is one of the best-
preserved sections of the palace.
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C A R R E R D E J A U M E I Jaume I
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Museu d’Història de Barcelona Plaça del Rei. Tel 93-256 21 00.
Housed in a 14th-century mansion are the most q Jaume I. Open 10am–7pm Tue–
extensive subterranean Roman ruins in the world. Sat, 10am–8pm Sun. Closed Jan 1,
Visitors can see the streets of Roman Barcelona
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D S O T S – T I N E N T N AVA R R O The Royal Palace, founded in the
13th century, was the residence
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Gothic Saló del Tinell and the
Capella de Santa Àgata, with a
painted-wood ceiling by Jaume
Huguet. Entire streets of old
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Barcino are accessible via walk-
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and an innovative expansion
project is underway.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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