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Statues of Counts Guifre/Wilfred and Ramon IV of Barcelona - Madrid, Spain

Statue of Guifre/Wilfred “the Hairy”, Count of Barcelona, Urgell, Cerdanya, Conflent & Girona (d.898) in Plaza de Oriente - beside Royal Palace of Madrid. Count Guifre/ Wilfred was the founder of Ripoll Monastery.

Statue of Ramon IV "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona, Cerdanya, Besalú, Girona, & Osona (d.1162) in Paseo de las Estatuas in El Retiro Park. Count Ramon IV was the founder of Poblet Monastery.

Paseo de las Estatuas is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado.


House of Barcelona - and Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, Spain

The Monastery of Santa María de Ripoll (Monasterio de Santa María de Ripoll) was founded in 888 by Guifre/Wilfred “the Hairy”, Count of Barcelona, Urgell, Cerdanya, Conflent & Girona (d.898).
Count Guifre/Wilfred and several other Counts of Barcelona were buried in the Monastery.

The Portal of Monastery of Santa María de Ripoll - is on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


House of Barcelona - and Barcelona Cathedral (Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia), Spain

Ramon I "el Viejo" "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Osona (d.1076) and his wife Almodis de la Marche (d.1071), together with the Bishop, started construction of the early Romanesque Cathedral c.1046.

Count Ramon I and his wife Almodis are buried in Barcelona Cathedral.


Equestrian Statue of Ramon III "el Grande" "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona, Provence, Girona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdanya (d.1131) - in the Plaza de Ramon Berenguer el Gran.
Count Ramon III is believed to have become a member of the Knights Templar before he died.


Tomb Effigy of Ramon III "el Grande" "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona, Provence, Girona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdanya (d.1131) in the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll (Monasterio de Santa María de Ripoll).

The Portal of Monastery of Santa María de Ripoll - is on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


House of Barcelona - and Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, Spain

Poblet Monastery (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet) was founded c.1150 by Ramon IV "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona, Cerdanya, Besalú, Girona, & Osona (d.1162).

Several of Count Ramon IV’s descendants - Kings of Aragon were buried in Poblet Monastery - including Jaime I "el Conquistador“, King of Aragon.

Poblet Monastery - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Counts of Provence - and Chateau de Chateaurenard, France

The initial wooden castle was built in the 10th Century and Alphonse II, Count of Provence, Millau & Razès (d.1209) [House of Barcelona] transformed the castle into a stone castle.

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Statues of Jaime I "el Conquistador/Conqueror“, King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdagne/Cerdaña & Roussillon (d.1276).
Equestrian Statues in Valencia and Palma de Mallorca - plus Statue in Sabatini Gardens, Madrid, Spain.

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Statues of Jaime I, King of Aragon - Plaza de San Jaime & City Hall, Barcelona, Spain

Statues of Jaime I "el Conquistador/Conqueror", King of Aragon, Mallorca & Valencia, Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdagne/Cerdaña & Roussillon (d.1276).
Plaza de San Jaime - equestrian statue adorning façade of building left of City Hall and standing statue left of entrance to City Hall (Casa de la Ciudad de Barcelona).

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House of Barcelona - and Palma Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain

Jaime I "el Conquistador/Conqueror", King of Aragon, Mallorca & Valencia, Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdagne/Cerdaña & Roussillon (d.1276) Initiated construction of Palma Cathedral (Catedral-Basílica de Santa María) c.1229.

King Jaime I’s son and great-grandson Kings Jaime II & Jaime III of Mallorca are buried in Palma Cathedral.

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Tomb Effigies of Jaime I "the Conqueror" & Alfonso II "el Casto", Kings of Aragon - Poblet Monastery, Spain

The Tomb Effigies on the Royal Tombs in Poblet Monastery (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet) were restored in the 20th Century - and include:
Jaime I "el Conquistador/Conqueror", King of Aragon, Mallorca & Valencia, Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdagne/Cerdaña & Roussillon (d.1276) - two Tomb Effigies - one as King and one as a Monk.
Alfonso II "el Casto", King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, Girona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdagne/ Cerdaña & Roussillon (d.1195) - on other side of the Altarpiece.

Poblet Monastery - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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House of Barcelona - and Bellver Castle, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Bellver Castle (Castillo de Bellver) was built by Jaime II, King of Mallorca, Count of Roussillon & Cerdagne/Cerdaña, Seigneur of Montpellier, Baron of Ompelas (d.1311) - a son of Jaime I "el Conquistador/Conqueror", King of Aragon and Iolanda of Hungary.

The Castle’s name comes from an old Catalan word meaning "beautiful view". The Castle is one of the few Castles in Europe with a circular floor plan. Today (2025) the Castle houses the Palma History Museum.

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