Ronda de la Universitat is a major thoroughfare of central

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, in lower side of the

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, in the

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district. It links two of the city's three main squares, running from

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towards Plaça Universitat. There it meets

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and Ronda de Sant Antoni begins. It's essentially the same street as

Ronda de Sant Pere Ronda de Sant Pere is a thoroughfare in central Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, one of the main roads in the lower side of Dreta de l'Eixample, part of the Eixample district. It runs from the ''Arc de Triomf'', in Passeig de Lluís Companys, throug ...

, which follows it right after Plaça de Catalunya. As the other ''ronda'', it follows the original outline of the medieval city walls, particularly the wall of Tallers, above the area nowadays known as Raval, where a road called Carrer de Tallers runs partially parallel to it. Ronda de la Universitat was paved in 1872. It takes its name from the

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, which has had its main building at Plaça Universitat since the 19th century. Before its current name was approved in 1989, its official name was in

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: ''Universidad''. The Biblioteca Judicial de Catalunya is on this street. Ronda de la Universitat

Transport

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stations Universitat (on L1 and L2.

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, on lines L1 and L3, as well as FGC-operated metro lines L6 and L7 and other metropolitan lines, as well of several

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-operated commuter services.

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Official city map at BCN.es
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronda De La Universitat, Barcelona Eixample Streets in Barcelona

Transport

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