Roman Walls and Aqueducts

The MUHBA Via Sepulcral Romana houses a collection of ancient stone sarcophagi tucked below the modern street level of the Plaza Villa de Madrid. These burial chambers lined a road leading outside the walls of Roman Barcino during the…

Four massive stone arches stand embedded directly into the wall of a medieval building on Carrer del Correu Vell. These segments belonged to the Roman aqueduct that fed the colony of Barcino during the first century. While the city grew…

The Roman Towers of Barcelona consist of two semicircular, stone defensive structures flanking the ancient gate of the city. These towers date back to the fourth century and served as the primary entrance to Barcino, the Roman settlement…

Rough, rectangular blocks of stone jut out from the side of the Cathedral of Barcelona, forming a stubborn, uneven stretch of masonry that predates the gothic towers surrounding it. This is a surviving section of the Roman wall built…

Four massive, fluted Corinthian columns stand wedged into the corner of a medieval courtyard, supporting a heavy stone architrave. This is all that remains of the Temple of Augustus, built in the first century to honor the Roman emperor.…

The Centre Cívic Pati Llimona stands out because of the Roman wall segment embedded directly into its stone facade. While the building functions as a community center today, its foundation dates back to the fourth century. Archeologists…

The Torre Romana stands as a thick, rectangular slab of ancient masonry embedded directly into the side of a much later building. Constructed in the fourth century, this tower served as a critical defensive outpost for the Roman city of…