Conference on New Discoveries at the Forum of Barcino

The Archaeology Service and the History Museum of Barcelona present a conference led by Jordi Amorós focusing on significant recent archaeological findings uncovered during the expansion of the Gran Hotel Barcino. Located at 3 Hercules Street in Barcelona, this site revealed an exceptional monumental pavement made from Montjüic stone, originally identified as part of the Roman forum of Barcino. This groundbreaking discovery prompts a reconsideration of the forum's location and orientation, which has traditionally been believed to align with the cardo street. However, the newfound archaeological evidence suggests that the layout was actually parallel to the decumanus, indicating a 90-degree shift in how we understand the urban layout of the colony's center. The development of this find was facilitated by a rare combination of factors in privately owned building interventions, including the unexpected discovery of this remarkable set of findings, proactive responses from relevant local