▁Via ▁La iet ana . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁public ▁monument ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁location ▁is ▁the ▁, ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁which ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Pla ça ▁del ▁Ped ró ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁master ▁builder ▁Par es ▁Bened ict ▁with ▁a ▁wooden ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁by ▁Jose p ▁D ard er , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁mar ble ▁statue ▁by ▁Tr am ul les ▁Laz arus ▁and ▁Louis ▁Bon ifa ç . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁by ▁Jose p ▁Mas ▁i ▁V ila . ▁The ▁monument ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁in ▁fighting ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁but ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁by ▁Freder ic ▁Mar ès . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁surv ived ▁and ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Barcelona . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁is ▁square ▁with ▁water ▁sp outs , ▁and ▁supports ▁an ▁ob el isk ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Santa ▁E ul alia ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁a ▁monument ▁in ▁Santa ▁E ul alia , ▁drawn ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 8 ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Pla za ▁del ▁Bl at , ▁now ▁À ng el . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Rafael ▁Pl ans