Tortosa Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Tortosa |
Year consecrated | 1447 |
Location | |
Location | Tortosa, Catalonia |
Geographic coordinates | 40°48′52″N 0°31′21″E / 40.81444°N 0.52250°ECoordinates: 40°48′52″N 0°31′21″E / 40.81444°N 0.52250°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Cathedral |
Style | Gothic and Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1347 |
Completed | 1757 |
The Catedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa is a cathedral located in Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain and seat of the Diocese of Tortosa. The present structure is located in the center of the city's old town.
Design[]
Its construction began in 1347 on the remains of a previous Romanesque cathedral. The cathedral was completed two centuries later. It was designed by Benito Dalguayre and has three naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels.[1] The church is constructed in the Catalan Gothic style, though the façade, from the 18th century, is Baroque.
Archeological excavations on the site revealed that the cathedral was constructed on the site of an older Romanesque church, which was itself built on the site of the old Roman forum of Tortosa.
Images[]
Cathedral plan
The cathedral's Baroque façade
Nave, looking toward the altar
Detail of the apse and ambulatory
The cathedral was surrounded by buildings until 2015
Cathedral cloister
Baroque entryway to the cloister
Window in the cloister
13th century plaque inside the cathedral
References[]
- ^ "Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English." Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedral of Tortosa. |
- Web de l'ajuntament de Tortosa sobre la Catedral. (in Catalan)
- Plana del Bisbat de Tortosa (in Catalan)
- Canònica de Tortosa.
- Descripció i fotografies (in Catalan)
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Catalonia