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==Main sites== *'''Castle of ''Sant Joan'', or ''Suda''''', commanding the city from a {{convert|59|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=mid|-high}} hill. Though the Romans were the first to fortify the place, the current structure dates to Muslim Caliph [[Abd ar-Rahman III]]. After the conquest by [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona]], in 1148, it became a residence of the Montcada and the [[Knights Templar]], and from the 13th century it became a royal mansion. *'''[[Tortosa Cathedral|The Cathedral]]''', begun in 1347 and consecrated in 1597. *'''Bishop Palace'''. *'''The Royal Schools'''. Founded by Charles V for the education of the Moors, are one of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in Catalonia. The architectural known as the Royal Colleges will consist of three buildings: **The College of Sant Jaume i Sant Maties (it currently houses the local historical archive of Baix Ebre), **The church of Sant Domènec (now the [[Renaissance]] Interpretation Centre). *Convent of ''Santa Clara'', founded in 1283. *The Rose street: Despuig Palace (14th century), Oriol Palace and Capmany Palace. *Oliver de Boteller Palace (15th century) *Walls and fortresses: Tenasses, Sitjar, Orleans... *Architecture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: Municipal market, the old municipal slaughterhouse (''Museum of Tortosa''), Montagut Palace, house Pilar Fontanet, Temple of Repair, house Lamote (Siboni), house Brunet, Sabate clinic, house Ballester, house Bernardo Grego, house Pallares, house Camós, house Llorca, Teodoro González municipal park, etc. *The Old Jewish Quarter (15th century) *[[Air-raid shelter]] ''number 4'' ([[Spanish Civil War]]) in [[Ernest Hemingway]] Street.
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