The walls that survived a 1707 fire in Lleida

In 1707, the Convent del Roser was set on fire by troops, and leidatans refugees sheltered there were killed. The blaze was so intense that of the complex only the walls remain. A memorial plaque at the entrance of the building marks the fact.

Construction on the current site began in 1669. It replaced an older Dominican convent that was lost to military fortifications. Builders scavenged stones from the previous ruins to construct the new building, which has a quadrangular plan with a square courtyard. The building consists of a single block of houses with pointed arches, a main entrance with elements from the previous convent and neoclassical styles, and load-bearing walls and pillars with rib vaults and rustic walls.

The interior holds a complex architectural narrative. The church of Sant Domènec, built over fifteen years, was a late 18th-century construction with plasterwork details. It was restored around 1752 with late Baroque influences and now serves as the restaurant for the Parador.

Today, the building functions as a Parador hotel, though it maintains its public memory. On a specific day of the year, politicians and representatives from various entities walk up Carrer de Cavallers to the Roser to place floral offerings for those who fell during the war.

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