The Gothic Cathedral
Situated in the middle of the barri gotic (gothic district) in Barcelona, Spain stands an ominous and impressive example of gothic architecture known as The Cathedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia or La Seu for short.
It was built as a roman cathedral between 1046 and 1058 and a second chapel was built later on around 1257 which was later added to the overall cathedral. Then 30 years later the cathedral was undergoing reconstruction and the main body of the building was demolished to be replaced by an impressive gothic structure. Only the chapel remained untouched as an original element of the cathedral today.
Construction for this sgreat catheddral was veyr slow and in fact it wa sonly completely finished in 1913 when the when the final central spire was completed.
The cathedral is a beautiful place, full of hidden treasures, such as the sixty two, late 14th century misericords - these beautiful carvings, hidden under the choir stalls so often get missed by visitors, in large part because they are hidden, but if you get the chance to look at these unique carvings, you will almost certainly be impressed.
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:12 am