Royal Square
In Royal Square—Spanish Plaza Real and Catalan Plaça Reial—Barcelona once gathered in the Barri Gòtic, close to La Rambla. The site’s story begins with the Capuchin convent of Santa Madrona, which was demolished in 1835, before the square was designed by Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó in the later 19th century. The layout belongs to neoclassical architecture, and the square’s distinctive lampposts were designed by Antoni Gaudí. Open-air life defined it: it hosted restaurants, famous nightclubs including Sidecar, Jamboree, Karma, and the speakeasy-style Nou Pipa Club, and it became a summer meeting place during the La Mercè festival in September, including open-air concerts and celebrations like New Year’s Eve. It also linked Barcelona to Mexico City through a twinning with Plaza Garibaldi. …
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