Catalonia
Barcelona
Ciutat Vella

Gothic Quarter

The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.
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  • Type: Quarter with 24,500 residents
  • Description: the center of the old city of Barcelona
  • Also known as: “Barri Gotic” and “Gothic Quarter, Barcelona”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of the History of Barcelona and Temple of Augustus, Barcelona.

Museum
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The is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of , from its origins in Roman times until the present day.

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The Temple of Augustus in Barcelona was a Roman temple built during the Imperial period in the colony of Barcino. The temple was the central building on Tàber Hill, currently in Carrer del Paradís number 10, in the city's so-called Gothic Quarter.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Caterina and La Ribera.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter of of of .

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of , . It is named after the monastery de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the neighborhood.

Gothic Quarter

Latitude
41.3834° or 41° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
2.17691° or 2° 10′ 37″ east
Population
24,500
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8FH495MG+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1433947776
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6544577
Wiki­data ID
Q17154
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gothic Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բարսելոնայի գոթական թաղամաս”
  • Basque: “El Gòtic”
  • Belarusian: “Гатычны квартал”
  • Belarusian: “Гатычны Квартал”
  • Catalan: “Barri Gòtic de Barcelona”
  • Catalan: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Catalan: “el Gòtic”
  • Catalan: “El Gòtic”
  • Catalan: “Gòtic”
  • Chinese: “哥特区”
  • Croatian: “Gotička četvrt”
  • Czech: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Dutch: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Esperanto: “Gota Kvartalo”
  • Finnish: “El Gòtic”
  • French: “Barrio Gótico”
  • French: “quartier gothique”
  • French: “Quartier gothique”
  • French: “quartier Gótico”
  • Galician: “Barri Gòtic de Barcelona”
  • Galician: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Galician: “Barrio Gótico de Barcelona”
  • Galician: “Barrio Gótico”
  • Galician: “el Gòtic”
  • Galician: “El Gòtic”
  • Galician: “Gòtic”
  • Galician: “O Gótico”
  • German: “Barri Gòtic”
  • German: “gothische Viertel”
  • German: “Gotisches Viertel”
  • German: “Mittelalterviertel”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע הגותי”
  • Hungarian: “Gótikus negyed (Barcelona)”
  • Hungarian: “Gótikus negyed”
  • Indonesian: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Irish: “El Gòtic”
  • Italian: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Italian: “Barrio Gótico”
  • Japanese: “ゴシック”
  • Latin: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Malagasy: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Norwegian: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Persian: “گوتیک کوآرتر بارسلون”
  • Polish: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Portuguese: “El Gòtic”
  • Romanian: “El Gòtic”
  • Russian: “Готический квартал”
  • Slovenian: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Slovenian: “Gotska četrt”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Gotico de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Gótico de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Gótico”
  • Spanish: “Gótico”
  • Swedish: “Barri Gòtic”
  • Turkish: “Gothic Quarter”
  • Turkish: “Gotik Mahallesi, Barselona”
  • Ukrainian: “Готичний квартал”
  • “Gothic Quarter”

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