The Royal Square
(in
Spanish
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: ''Plaza Real''; in
Catalan: ''Plaça Reial'') is a square in the
Barri Gòtic of
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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. It is close to
La Rambla, and is a popular tourist attraction, especially at night. The plaza hosts many restaurants and some of the city's most famous nightclubs, including Sidecar, Jamboree, Karma and the historic and reinvented speakeasy cocktail bar Nou Pipa Club. The square is the site of the Hotel Roma Reial and is also known for its many outdoor venues. It is a popular meeting place in the summer, during the annual
La Mercè
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festival in September when open-air concerts take place, and during other celebrations such as
New Year's Eve
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.
The original building on the site was the Capuchin convent of Santa Madrona, which was demolished in 1835. Royal Square was then designed by Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó later in the 19th century. The square is twinned with
Plaza Garibaldi
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, in
Mexico City
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.
The square's
lampposts were designed by the Catalan architect
Antoni Gaudí
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.
Transport
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Barcelona Metro
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Liceu
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Founded in 1837 at another location, the Liceu ope ...
'' (on
L3)
See also
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Street names in Barcelona
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Urban planning of Barcelona
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References
External links
Association of Friends and Businesses of Royal Square(in Catalan)
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Antoni Gaudí
Ciutat Vella
Plazas in Barcelona