The Maritime Museum of Barcelona ( ca, Museu Marítim de Barcelona, MMB) is located in the building of '' Drassanes Reials de Barcelona'', the royal arsenal of

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, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century. The first mention of these arsenals date from 1243 in a document indicating the boundaries of the city of Barcelona where it mentions its shipyard. It shows the history of the navigation from the early days together with the history of the

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since the

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, in the 15th century, up to the present. It also hosts several navigation instruments, weapons, portolans and paintings. The museum was declared Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia.

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It is located inside ''Barcelona Royal Shipyard'' ( ca, Drassanes Reials de Barcelona; es, link=no, Atarazanas Reales de Barcelona) a shipyard and former military building of

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placed at the

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area of the

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. Construction started during the 13th century under the rule of Peter III of Aragon. The building is of Gothic style, its construction was carried out in a first stage between 1283 / 1328 and the second between 1328 / 1390. Subsequent reforms and extensions have been made, basically keeping the original structure. During excavations in 2012 it was discovered that in the late 16th century a new building was constructed on top of the old medieval dockyard, giving the building its current structure. This excavations also uncovered a Roman graveyard. The shipyard's restoration was finished in early 2013. The Museum was reopened in 2014.Museu Maritim de Barcelona official website.
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Bibliography

*Volume 3 (1998), ''Art de Catalunya, Urbanisme, arquitectura civil i industrial'', Barcelona, Edicions L'isard. *Volume 14 (2004), ''La Gran Enciclopèdia en català'', Barcelona, Edicions 62. * *García Domingo, Enric, ''Història del Museu Marítim de Barcelona 1929/1939''- Edició Museu Marítim de Barcelona *Ibañez, Cristina, ''Història del Museu Marítim de Barcelona 1940/1992''- Edició Museu Marítim de Barcelona *Valldeoriola, Mar, ''Memòria del Museu Marítim de Barcelona 1993/1999''- Edició Museu Marítim de Barcelona

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* {{Authority control Maritime museums in Catalonia Military and war museums in Spain Museums in Barcelona

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