A Ramon Berenguer III, Bronze sculpture in Via Laietana, Barcelona, Spain.
A Ramon Berenguer III is a bronze equestrian statue in the Gothic Quarter's Plaça de Ramon Berenguer III, next to the Roman wall and the chapel of Santa Àgata. The count wears rich robes and a comital crown, seated on a horse in a regal pose. The realistic style follows Josep Llimona's 1888 design, cast in bronze in 1950 by Frederic Marès.
Josep Llimona designed the equestrian statue in 1880, when he was sixteen and studying in Rome on a Barcelona City Council scholarship. He made the plaster version in 1888, and it won a gold medal at that year's Universal Exhibition. In 1919 the city decided to place it in a square named after Ramon Berenguer III, but the square's construction was delayed until the bronze cast by Frederic Marès was unveiled on 11 March 1950.
The monument honors Ramon Berenguer III mounted on horseback, reflecting his role in Catalan history and recognized today as a cultural asset. It stands near the Santa Agata chapel, anchoring the Gothic Quarter's connection to its medieval past.
The sculpture stands in Via Laietana within the Gothic Quarter, easily accessible on foot from other neighborhood attractions. Visitors can view it at any time since it occupies public space and remains visible from the street.
The plaster model of 1888 was stored first in the Pavilion of Industry and later in the statue gallery of the Palace of Fine Arts, both exhibition buildings. When it was taken out for casting, the horse's tail had been damaged, so Frederic Marès made a new one for the bronze unveiled on 11 March 1950.
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