Walk through the big city of Barcelona #1

in #photographic6 years ago (edited)

first ill like to share with you
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
this is a whole picture of the front side

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###some information of the structure.
Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Year consecrated 1339
Architectural style Gothic, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1298
Length 90 metres (300 ft)
Width 40 metres (130 ft)
Height (max) 53 metres (174 ft) (2 towers)

Parts of an early Christian and Visigothic episcopal complex including the baptistery (4th century), a basilical hall (5th century), a cross-shaped church (6th-7th century) and bishop's palace (6th-7th century) are displayed in the Barcelona City History Museum archaeological underground. Reportedly, this Visigothic chapel was dedicated to Saint James and was the proprietary church of the Viscounts of Barcelona.[6] However, in a document from the Second Council of Barcelona in 599, it states that the cathedral was dedicated to the Holy Cross.[2] This church was severely damaged by al-Mansur (Almanzor) during his attack on Barcelona in 985.

In 1046, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his wife Almodis, together with Bishop Guislabert, began construction of a Romanesque cathedral at the site; it was consecrated in November 1058.[2] The cathedral was constructed over the crypt of the former church. It has been reported that a Viscount of Barcelona, Mir Geribert, sold the site to Bishop Guislebert in 1058,[6] however this date does not coincide with the reported start of construction.

The present Gothic cathedral was begun on the foundations of the previous churches on 1 May 1298; James II the Just was King of Aragon at the time, and Bernat Pelegri was Bishop of Barcelona. The church was built from the east end towards the west end, with a simple west facade completed in 1417. The cloister was completed in 1448, making the total duration of construction 150 years. In the late 19th century, Miguel Girona i Agrafel offered to complete the neo-Gothic facade and central tower as inspired by the original 15th-century design prepared by master Carlí and rearranged and drawn by the architect Josep O. Mestres. This work was completed in 1913 by Girona's children.[2]
###info thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Cathedral

now let me show you more pictures that i took from the amazing cathedral.
something that really captures my attention was all the statues around the structure they are all unis and has a specific meaning for each of them here are some examples,

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###And here is the main door

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###Amazing

they were charging 7 euros to step inside i didn't when in because i went in before but let me tell you that if you are around it totally worth it to go inside.

now i leave you here hope you enjoy it and on my next post i will show other places from the city that i visited yesterday

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The Gothic ere. Beautiful architecture. Great detailed photos, pity that you didn't go in a second time, would love to have seen more. Thanks for sharing.

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