The Temple d’August (Temple of Augustus) in the Museu d’Història de Barcelona preserves the remains of a 1st-century BC Roman temple dedicated to Emperor Augustus. Tucked away in a medieval courtyard in the Gothic Quarter, it contains four columns nearly nine metres high that once formed part of ancient Barcino. Their height is striking, their location unexpected, and together they offer a direct link to Roman Barcelona. It is not monumental in scale but in memory, four fragments of empire set within the city’s medieval fabric.
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At the end of the 19th century, three columns were uncovered during building works. The fourth, originally from Plaça del Rei, was later added to the group under the direction of architect Puig i Cadafalch.