GOTHIC QUARTER BARCELONATracing it roots back to
Carthage, whose ruling Barça family provided its name, Barcelona boasts the
country's most complete Gothic Quarter, the Barri Gòtic in the native Catalan.
At its center is the great La Seu Cathedral. Built by Ramon Berenguer I (12th
century - Romanesque cathedral).
MAP GOTHIC QUARTER
 Catedral de la Seu.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
The magnificent Gothic cathedral was built between 1298 and 1450,
with the spire and neo Gothic facade added in 1897, architect Josep
Oriol Mestres (the original design dates back to 1402 of Carles
Gualtés).
The facade consists of over one hundred figures of Catalan Modernist
sculptors Joan Roig i Solé and Villmitjana Agapito.
Cathedral Map
Architects of Catalan Gothic churches strove to make the high altar
visible to the entire congregation, hence the unusually wide central
nave and slender side columns. Highlights are the beautifully carved
choir stall; Santa Eulalia's tomb (Jaime Fabré and Lupo di Francesco),
in the crypt; the battle-scarred crucifix in the Lepanto Chapel; the
intimate Santa Llucia chapel, in the front right corner; and the tall
cloister surrounding a tropical garden.....
Church Map
 Plaça del Rei - Palau Reial Major -
Plaça del Rei generally considered the oldest and most beautiful space in
the Gothic Quarter. TThe Palau Reial Major was the residence of the kings of the Crown of Aragon.
Upon Columbus's return from his first voyage to the New
World, the Catholic Monarchs received him on the stairs fanning out here and in
the Saló del Tinell, a magnificent banquet hall built by Guillermo Carbonell (1359-1362).
Other ancient
buildings around the square are the Palau del Lloctinent, the chapel of
Santa Agata, and the Palau Clariana Padellàs XV - XVI century. Was moved in 1931, stone by stone , from the Merchants Street style Gothic (MHCB)
 Plaça Sant Jaume - Palau de la Generalitat and Ajuntament (city hall)- Salón
de Cent.
This central square behind the cathedral houses both Catalona's and Barcelona's
governements. This Plaça was built in the 1840, but the two imposing buildings
facing each other across it are much older. The 14th-century ajuntament (city
hall) to the left has an impressive black-and burnished-gold mural (1928) by
Josep Maria Sert and the famous Saló de Cent (Salón
de Cent built in the 1369), from which the Council of One Hundred ruled Barcelona between 1372 and
1714. You can wander into the courtyard, but to visit the interior you need to
make arrangements with the office ahead of time. You can 'visit on Sunday
morning.
The Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalán),
(Generalidad de Cataluña - Castellano.)
opposite, seat of the autonomous Catalan governement, is an elegant
15th-century palace with a lovely courtyard and a second-floor patio with orange trees. The room
whose windows you can see at from is the Saló de Sant Jordi (St. George), named for Catalonia's dragon-slaying patron saint. Normally you can visit the
Generalitat only on dia de Sant Jordi (Sant George day) April 23, check with the
protocol office.
Recently every two Sundays will open to the public.
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Barcelona
1. History of Barcelona
2. Gothic quarter
Catedral de la Seu
Plaça de Rei and Palau Reial Major
Plaça Sant Jaume
Palau de la Generalitat and Ajuntament - Salón de Cent
The Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
3. Medieval quarter
Santa Maria del Mar
Fossar de les MoreresMuseo Picasso
Palau de la Música
4. Modernist architecture in Barcelona
Manzana de la discordia
Casa MiláSagrada FamiliaPark Guell
The Gaudi Museum
Video modernist buildings
5. Walking tours in Barcelona
Port Vell
Museo Marítim - Las Reales Atarazanas de Barcelona
Parc de la Ciutadella.
Castell del tres Dragons. Castle of three Dragons
Font de la Senyoreta del Paraigua
Museu de Geologia
Palau de la Ciutadella -
Citadel Palace. Museum of Modern Art
CAMP NOU EL BARÇA
6. The Magic Fountain and MNAC National Museum of Art of Catalonia
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