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Fossar de les Moreres, Barcelona

The Fossar de les Moreres is the site of the cemetery of the Santa Maria del Mar Church where martyrs of the Siege of Barcelona in 1714 were buried.

The Fossar de les Moreres is the site of the cemetery of the Santa Maria del Mar Church where martyrs of the Siege of Barcelona in 1714 were buried. Now a public square, it features a memorial to the Catalan defenders paved with red bricks, next to a curved torch with an eternal flame. The plaque under the mulberry trees is inscribed with a heroic poem by Hubert Frederic Soler (Serafi Pitarra), El Fossar de les Moreres.


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About Fossar de les Moreres

 Plaza Fossar de les Moreres, s/n, 08003 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Fossar de les Moreres and Nearby Sights on Map

Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar

One of the most representative examples of Catalan Gothic architecture, it features a sombre but beautiful interior

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Sant Pere de les Puelles

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Palau Dalmases

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Passeig del Born

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Picasso Museum

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El Cap de Barcelona

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Mercat del Born

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Palau Requesens

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