Barcelona Cathedral

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01A The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona Spain
01B The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia was constructed from the 13C to15C with the principal work done in the 14C Barcelona Cathedral Spain
01C St Eulalia Statue on top of the main spire of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
01D People dance in front of The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia Barcelona Cathedral Spain
02A The Bell Tower And or the gargoyles featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical Barcelona Cathedral Spain
02B The Bell on top of the Bell Tower Barcelona Cathedral Spain
02C Unicorn Gargoyle on the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
03A The Porta Santa is the main entrance to the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
03B Looking up at the many small statues above the Porta Santa entrance to the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
03C Statue of Jesus as Saviour of the World by Agapit Vallmitjana at Porta Santa entrance to the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
03D Sculpture of St Andrew, St Bartholomew, Saint Simon the Apostle, and St Thomas the Apostle at Porta Santa entrance to the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
03E Sculpture of the apostles James the Less, Thomas, Philip and John at Porta Santa entrance to the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
04A Looking past the choir to the high altar with the ceiling towering overhead Barcelona Cathedral Spain
04B The choir with its 15C carved wooden choir stalls Barcelona Cathedral Spain
04C Looking past the choir with the ceiling towering overhead Barcelona Cathedral Spain
05A The high altar Barcelona Cathedral Spain
05B The high altar is dominated by the Holy Christ statue surrounded by six angels, sculpted by Frederic Mares in 1970 Barcelona Cathedral Spain
05C The high altar is dominated by the Holy Christ statue close up Barcelona Cathedral Spain
06A Many chapels line the side of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
06B Altarpiece of Saint Sever with him preaching on left and ordination on right in side chapel 1683 Barcelona Cathedral Spain
06C Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Rosebush with Annunciation on left and Nativity on right side chapel 1617-1629 Barcelona Cathedral Spain
06D Altarpiece of Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Ambrose of Milan by Joan Matas 1415 side chapel Barcelona Cathedral Spain
06E Sepulchre of Saint Raymond of Penyafort 14C side chapel Barcelona Cathedral Spain
07A Stained Glass window Barcelona Cathedral Spain
07B Stained Glass window Barcelona Cathedral Spain
08 Sepulchre of Saint Eulalia 1327-1339 Barcelona Cathedral Spain
09A The cloister has 13 white geese - Eulalia was 13 when she was martyred Barcelona Cathedral Spain
09B The cloister has a mid-15C fountain where the traditional ou com balla (the dancing egg) takes place each year Barcelona Cathedral Spain
10A The main spire from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
10B St Eulalia Statue on top of the main spire from behind on the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
10C The Bell Tower from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
11A Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts skyscrapers were built for the 1992 Olympic Games from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
11B Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
11C Edifici Colon Building (Torre Maritima) is a 28-floor office skyscraper from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
11D Montjuic Hill from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain
11E Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya from the roof of the Barcelona Cathedral Spain