Arc de Sant Ramon del Call Street

In l'Arc de Sant Ramón del Call Street, there is the building of the Historical Museum of Barcelona, right in the center of the Jewish and Gothic quarter of Barcelona. The building has, in one of the wings, an entrance hall that is not currently open, preserving a hole in the stone on the right side, which is believed to be the old place of a Jewish Mezuzah.

The Mezuzah are scrolls with Torah verses places in a steal or wood container, hanged on the right side of entrance halls in Jewish houses. They are placed to be seen by everyone and represent one of the most distinctive characteristics in Jewish houses. Actually, they are used so that one can make the difference between Jewish and non-Jewish houses.