Portal del Bisbe
Portal del Bisbe is a city gate in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. Portal del Bisbe is situated nearby to the library Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona, as well as near Arxiu Diocesà.Photo: Josep Panadero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Museum of the History of Barcelona.
Palau de la Música Catalana
Theater building
Photo: Doomuu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. Palau de la Música Catalana is situated 400 metres north of Portal del Bisbe.
Museum of the History of Barcelona
Museum
Photo: Kippelboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of the History of Barcelona is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of Barcelona, from its origins in Roman times until the present day. Museum of the History of Barcelona is situated 190 metres east of Portal del Bisbe.
La Rambla
La Rambla is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla is situated 380 metres south of Portal del Bisbe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and Santa Caterina.
Gothic Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.
The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.
Sant Pere
Neighborhood
Photo: Carquinyol, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sant Pere is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of Barcelona, Spain. It is named after the monastery Sant Pere de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera neighborhood.
Portal del Bisbe
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.384° or 41° 23′ 2″ northLongitude
2.17543° or 2° 10′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FH495MG+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 209135160OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q11942461
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Portal del Bisbe” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Portal del Bisbe (Porta Praetoria)”
- Catalan: “Portal del Bisbe”
- French: “Portal del Bisbe”
- Italian: “Portal del Bisbe”
- Spanish: “Portal del Bisbe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona and Arxiu Diocesà.
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