Route Ramon Llull in Catalonia
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A B C D E RUTA RAMON LLULL ROUTE RAMON LLULL EN CATALUÑA 1 1 IN CATALONIA Lullian places in Catalonia 3 2 2 1. Monastery of Montserrat (Bages) 6. Barcelona Main Synagogue Below the square Plaça dels Apòstols In 1297, Ramon Llull was allowed by there is a big concrete monument dedi- King James II of Aragon to preach in the cated to Ramon Llull, a work by Josep synagogues of Barcelona, where he Maria Subirachs (1976). It represents stayed until 1299. the “ladder of understanding”. Carrer de Marlet, 5. Free parking at the cog railway and 9 cable car station (FGC). 7. Barcelona City Hall Big concrete frieze “Barcelona”, a work 3 3 2. Vilassar de Dalt Castle by Josep Maria Subirachs (1969). It (Maresme) presents several round bas-reliefs, one Gothic castle that houses the histori- of which depicts a lullian wheel. cal archive of the Marquises of Barberà. “Novíssim” Building in the City Hall. There you can find Ramon Llull’s original Plaça de Sant Miquel. testament, dictated in 1313. Carrer d’Àngel Guimerà, 39. 8. Maritime Museum of Barcelona The “Ramon Llull Room”, which focuses 4 4 4 3. University of Barcelona on nautical cartography and naviga- 6 In the lobby of the ground floor there tional instruments, was named after 5 are five big statues of wise men, one the probable false belief that this Major- of which corresponds to Ramon Llull. can wise man was the inventor of the The UB also houses the Ramon Llull’s compass. 7 Documentation Centre. Avinguda de les Drassanes, unnum- Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585. bered. 8 4. Barcelona Cathedral 9. Catalonia National Museum of On the right hand side of the basilica Art (MNAC) (Barcelona) there is the sepulchre of Saint Raymond There is a Gothic predella from Palma of Peñafort, with whom Ramon Llull that depicts Ramon Llull’s lapidation and had a transcendental conversation in a Baroque oil painting showing the wise Barcelona in 1265. man reading (Francesc Ribalta, 1620). Pla de la Seu, 3, ground floor. Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc. 5. Palau Reial Major (Barcelona) Perhaps it was here where Ramon Llull met up on several occasions with King James II of Aragon, Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon. Plaça del Rei. 1 2 Year edition: 2013 A B C D E.