▁the ▁R amb la ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁the ▁Gran ▁Via ▁with ▁P asse ig ▁de ▁Gr à cia . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁four ▁figures ▁of ▁c ary at ids ▁supporting ▁a ▁hem is pher ical ▁d ome , ▁with ▁a ▁water ▁jet . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁public ▁buildings , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁stat ues ▁placed ▁in ▁nich es ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁de ▁Ville , ▁representing ▁James ▁I ▁the ▁Con quer or ▁and ▁Joan ▁F iv eller , ▁made ▁by ▁Jose p ▁B over ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁Just ▁the ▁opposite , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Pal au ▁de ▁la ▁General itat , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁was ▁placed ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁also ▁- located ▁in ▁a ▁for ní cul a -, ▁designed ▁by ▁And reu ▁Ale u . ▁This ▁fac ade ▁was ▁also ▁new , ▁since ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Sant ▁Ja ume ▁square ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁left ▁both ▁institution al ▁buildings ▁facing ▁front . ▁Note ▁that ▁then ▁the ▁Pal au ▁de ▁la ▁General itat ▁did ▁not ▁har bor ▁this ▁institution ▁was ▁abol ished ▁from ▁the ▁Dec ree ▁of ▁New ▁Plant , ▁but ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court , ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Archive ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Arag on . ▁ ▁We ▁should ▁also ▁mention ▁regarding ▁public ▁buildings , ▁stat ues ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Barcelona , ▁a