Where is the museum headquarters situated?

The primary complex is located at Plaça del Rei in the Gothic Quarter.

What archaeological remains are visible below ground?

Excavations reveal street layouts and structures from Roman Barcino, including an Early Christian baptistery.

Which medieval royal palace buildings form part of the site?

The grounds incorporate the Palau Reial Major, including the Saló del Tinell and the palatine chapel of Saint Agatha.

Why was Casa Padellàs transferred to Plaça del Rei?

The Gothic mansion was moved from Mercaders street to prevent demolition during the construction of Via Laietana.

Which external monuments belong to the museum network?

The network encompasses remote archaeological locations including the Temple of Augustus and the Roman burial way in Vila de Madrid square.

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Residents in the Gothic Quarter run daily errands above excavated Roman streets, trading soundproof apartments for life directly over the ancient city.

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Subterranean Roman streets survive intact beneath the medieval paving of Plaça del Rei.

The museum operates as a decentralized network of heritage monuments anchored by its headquarters in the Gothic Quarter. Visitors enter through Casa Padellàs, a Gothic palace dismantled stone by stone from Mercaders street and reconstructed on Plaça del Rei to clear room for the opening of Via Laietana. Groundwork during that relocation uncovered extensive quarters of Roman Barcino, shifting the institution into an archaeological center.

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Beneath the Gothic Quarter pavement, excavated walkways run through Roman workshops, domestic quarters, and an early Christian baptistery. Above ground, the complex encompasses the medieval royal palace of Palau Reial Major, preserving the vaulted hall of Saló del Tinell and the palatine chapel of Saint Agatha with its painted altarpiece by Jaume Huguet. Urban research continues through the museum publication Quarhis.

Satellite locations spread well beyond the medieval core into former industrial plants, the old Jewish quarter, the Roman Temple of Augustus, and air raid shelters from the Spanish Civil War. The institution coordinates an international consortium of European city history museums, using temporary exhibitions in Casa Padellàs to examine urban planning policies rather than maintaining static antique displays.

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Dispersed networkSites are scattered across disparate districts rather than inside a single complex.
BarcinoSubterranean excavations display the streets and domestic quarters of the Roman colony.
Casa PadellàsMasons moved the late Gothic palace stone by stone to save it from street demolition.
Palau Reial MajorThe complex incorporates the Saló del Tinell hall and Saint Agatha palatine chapel.

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The museum headquarters stand on Plaça del Rei within the Gothic Quarter.
Casa Padellàs was dismantled and rebuilt stone by stone to avoid demolition during the construction of Via Laietana.
Excavations beneath Plaça del Rei uncovered archaeological remains of the Roman colony Barcino.
The palatine chapel of Saint Agatha preserves a Gothic altarpiece painted by Jaume Huguet.

Actualizado el 9 de septiembre de 2026Fuente: Wikipedia

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