Ronda de Sant Pere, Barcelona
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, through Plaça Urquinaona towards Plaça de Catalunya, where the medieval city walls stood before the construction of Eixample.[1] After Plaça de Catalunya it becomes Ronda de la Universitat.
It features the famous monument, built in 1888 by Rossend Nobas, Josep Llimona and for the Expo of that year, commemorating the Catalan leader who defended Barcelona during the Spanish War of Succession in the early 18th century. Several days every year, most notably on the National Day of Catalonia (September 11) and St George's Day (April 23), flower offerings take place by the statue.[2]
The street is named after the neighbourhood of Sant Pere (Saint Peter), part of the Ciutat Vella district, located immediately below it, and the . Other streets in the area named after the saint include , , .
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- Barcelona Metro stations Arc de Triomf, Urquinaona (both on line L1 and Catalunya (on L1 and L3. The latter also includes a FGC-operated station including metro lines L6 and L7 and several other metropolitan railway lines.
- Arc de Triomf railway station, operated by Renfe.
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- Eixample
- Streets in Barcelona
- Odonyms referring to religion