Barcino, Visual poem sculpture in Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Spain.

Barcino is a sculptural group by Joan Brossa set into the pavement of Plaça Nova, in front of the Roman wall's former Praetoria gate. Seven letters spell the Roman name of the city: six in bronze and the N in aluminium, laid diagonally along the line of a Roman aqueduct. Each letter is a separate visual poem: the A is a pyramid topped by a grave accent, the C a crescent, the N a sail pointing north, the O a drawn sun.

Barcino was the Roman name of Barcelona, derived from the Iberian settlement Barkeno recorded on 2nd-century BC drachmas; the Latin form dates from the colony founded in the 1st century BC as Colonia Iulia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino. Joan Brossa's letter group was commissioned during the 1991 reworking of the Avinguda de la Catedral by architects Màrius Quintana and Montserrat Periel, cast at the Fundición Morral in Sabadell and inaugurated on 24 April 1994.

The name Bàrcino comes from Barkeno, an Iberian settlement mentioned on silver drachmas from the 2nd century BC, which became Barcino when Rome founded the colony. The grave accent on the A reflects the Catalan form. The letters lie diagonally, following the line of a Roman aqueduct.

The installation is located in Plaça Nova in the Gothic Quarter and is easy to reach on foot while exploring the medieval streets. The best time to visit is early morning or late afternoon when fewer tourists crowd the plaza.

Joan Brossa intentionally combined different metal materials for this work, with one letter made from aluminum while the others are bronze. These material differences give each letter its own artistic quality while together they form a unified message about the city's past.