Barcelona Cathedral

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La Catedral
Cathedral; in the background the Sagrada Familia
Altar of the cathedral

La Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia is a Gothic cathedral in Barcelona and metropolitan church of the Archdiocese of Barcelona . Located in Pla de la Seu in the Barri Gòtic district , it is dedicated to Saint Eulalia.

Building history

In the place of the cathedral there was already a Roman temple . The first predecessor church at this point came from the 6th century , it survived the destruction of Barcelona by the Moorish ruler Almansor in 985. The basilica in the Romanesque style was inaugurated in 1058.

The foundation stone was laid on May 5, 1298, and it was completed in 1448 . The bell tower was added around 1500. The facade was added between 1887 and 1898 according to a design by the architects August Font and Josep Oriol Mestres; they used older designs by Charles Galters from 1408.

The middle tower was built between 1906 and 1913.

Portals

The main portal was created by Bartolomé Ordóñez and Pedro Villar.

The Portal de San Ivo is in the northeast facade of the church. The construction work on it began in 1298, some components still come from the Romanesque predecessor building from the 12th century.

The Portal de Santa Eulalia is to the west of the cloister . Here is a copy of the figure of the saint, the original of which was created in the 15th century .

The Portal de la Pietat leads to the monastery area and is located in the south of the ensemble. Some figures are attributed to the sculptor Michael Lochner († 1490).

Parts of the portal between the church and the cloister were built in the 11th century .

The interior of the church

Choir stalls

Cathedral choir

The choir stalls were created in 1399 and are the work of Pere Ça Anglada from Flanders . It was subsequently decorated with the coat of arms of the Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece . The only meeting of the Order outside of Flanders took place in the cathedral in 1519.

crypt

crypt

In the crypt, built in 1329, is the grave of Saint Eulalia, venerated as a martyr since 405. She is said to have lived in the Sarrià district and, as a Christian, was tortured and murdered around 290 under Emperor Diocletian at the age of 13. Their martyrs are forged, however, and are similar to those of Saint Eulalia of Mérida († December 10, 304 in Mérida). The relics were in the church of Santa Maria del Mar until the 14th century .

The alabaster sarcophagus dates from 1339 .

organ

View of the organ prospect

The organ was built in 1994 by the organ builder Orgues Blancafort (Montserrat). The instrument is in a historic organ case with a historic organ prospectus from 1538. The organ has 58 registers (4,013 pipes ) on four manuals ( Cadireta = Rückpositiv , Organo Mayor = main work, Expressiu = swell , Eco = Echowerk, Batalla = trumpeteria) and pedal .

I Cadireta C – g 3
1. Bordó 8th'
2. Octava 4 ′
3. Tapadet 4 ′
4th Quinzena 2 ′
5. Dinovena 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Cimbalet III 0 2 ⁄ 3 ′
7th Regalies 8th'
II Orgue Mayor C-g 3
8th. Flautat Major 16 ′
9. Flautat 1 8th'
10. Flautat 2 on 8th'
11. Espigueta 8th'
12. Octava 4 ′
13. Dotzena 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
14th Quinzena 2 ′
15th Fornitura IV 2 ′
16. Alemanya IV 1'
17th Címbala III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
18th Corneta Magna V 8th'
19th Flauta Travessera0 8th'
20th Trompeta Real 8th'
21st Cromorn 8th'
III Expression C-g 3
22nd Bordó major 16 ′
23. Flautat 8th'
24. Bordó 8th'
25th Octava 4 ′
26th Quinzena 2 ′
27. Vint-i-dosena 1'
28. Corona IV-V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
29 Flauta Cònica 0 4 ′
30th Nasard 10 a 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′
31. Nasard 12 a 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
32. Flabiolets 2 ′
33. Nasard 17 a 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
34. Dolcaina 16 ′
35. Trompeta 8th'
36. Xeremies 4 ′
Trémol
IV Ecos C – g 3
37. Flautat d'Eco 8th'
38. Veu Ondulant00000000 8th'
39. Bordonet 4 ′
40. Tolosana III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
41. Fagot oboe 8th'
42. Violins 8th'
Tremol

IV Batalla C-c 1 / cis 1 -g 3
43. Trompeta Real (B) 8th'
43b. Trompeta Real (D) 8th'
44. Baixons (B) 4 ′
44b. Clarins Alts (D) 4 ′
45. Violetes (B) 2 ′
45b. Trompeta Magna (D) 0 16 ′
46. Clarin Clars (D) 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
47. Contrabaix 16 ′
48. Subbaix 16 ′
49. Contres 8th'
50. Baix 8th'
51. Coral Baix 4 ′
52. Flauti 2 ′
53. Fornitura III 0 2 ′
54. Plens IV-V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
55. Bombarda 16 ′
56. Trompeta 8th'
57. Clarí 4 ′
58. Tiorba 16 ′
  • Remarks:
(B) = bass side
(D) = treble side

Roof ridge

Walkable roof ridge

The roof can be walked on and is easily reached via an elevator at Porta de Sant Iu. It offers city, hinterland and sea views.

literature

Web links

Commons : Barcelona Cathedral  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

The Catedral de Barcelona as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter Koblank: Staufer graves on stauferstelen.net. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Stadler, Heim, Ginal: Complete Saints Lexicon, Vol. 2, p. 108, Augsburg 1858–1882
  3. ↑ Information about the organ (Spanish)

Coordinates: 41 ° 23 ′ 2 "  N , 2 ° 10 ′ 35"  E