Roman walls of Barcelona

The Roman walls of Barcelona (Catalan and Spanish: Muralla romana de Barcelona) are an archaeological and monumental complex comprising the remains of the wall built to protect Barcino—present-day Barcelona—in the time of the Roman Empire. The walls were built between the 1st century BC and the 4th century AD. They are located in the Gothic Quarter, in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona.

The monument is listed in the register of Cultural Assets of National Interest (Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional) of the Catalan government and in the register of Assets of Cultural Interest (Bien de Interés Cultural) of Spanish heritage with the code RI-51-0000417.

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Roman walls of Barcelona ranks #4,060 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #166 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 300, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 18 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,960 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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