Girona Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona, located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world.[2] It has a width of 22 metres (72 ft).[2] In size it is second only to St. Peter's Basilica.[2] By comparison, the width of the nave of Reims is 14.65 metres (48.1 ft), Saint-Étienne de Sens, 15.25 metres (50.0 ft) m and 12 metres (39 ft), in Notre Dame de Paris.
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The cathedral with the lower Tower of Charlemagne, characterized by mullioned windows. | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.98750°N 2.82639°ECoordinates: 41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.98750°N 2.82639°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Region | Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona |
| Year consecrated | 1038[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Leadership | Msg. Francesc Pardo i Artigas |
| Website | catedraldegirona.org |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque |
| Direction of façade | W |
| Groundbreaking | 1015[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 22.98 metres (75.4 ft) |
| Height (max) | 45 metres (148 ft) |
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Images
View of the romanesque cloister.
The 18th century bell tower.
Interior
"Retable of Mary Magdalene" by Pere Mates
Façade
Grave of Comtesse Ermessenda of Carcassonne.
Nave of Santa Maria Cathedral.
Grave of Count Ramon Berenguer II.
Chapel of the Holy Martyrs of Girona.
Chapel of Saint Andrew, in Girona Cathedral.
Christ recumbent, sculptured by Domènec Fita i Molat.
Tapestry of Creation. At Treasury of Cathedral Museum.
Ivory casket. At Treasury of Cathedral Museum.
Zoom in the façade
The cathedral with the Eiffel Bridge over the Onyar River in the foreground
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Girona Cathedral Media
The record-wide central nave
Girona Cathedral 2020 - cloister
Rear. The Charlemagne bell tower, dating to the 11th century, can be seen along the right side of the cathedral.
The southern portico of the Apostles (Apostles missing)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official website of the Cathedral of Girona. "Chronology - Cathedral's history". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stef Levner, Let's Go Barcelona 3rd Edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004), p. 215
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan, Spanish, English, and French)
- The Art of medieval Spain, A.D. 500-1200, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on this cathedral (see index) (in English)