About three blocks away is Barcelona Cathedral, a Gothic church which was constructed between 1298 and 1450. There is archaeological evidence that the original church on the site as built in the 3rd or 4th century, and a second, Romanesque cathedral was built on top of it in 1058.
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| looking toward the main altar |
The current church is massive, and the interior decorations are impressive. The choir stalls in the center of the nave are carved and painted.
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| the choir stalls |
Chapels under each arch are dedicated to various saints...artwork is from the 12th to 15th centuries. Many are gilded altars.
The Baptistery font was carved in 1433!
As we left the church, we found a historic marker on the corner that explained that the cathedral was built on top of the original wall from the Roman city of Barcino. In this photo you can see the old wall and the newer (adobe) wall above it. This corner was part of the Roman Gate.
We found additional areas where the Roman buildings had been supplanted by newer Spanish construction. This is now the city's Museum of History.
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| the arches are from the old Roman aqueduct |
On our way home, we found an old Roman graveyard... at the edge of a park. We has passed this park earlier, and kids were swinging and playing. We had not seen the path behind them that led down to an area where you could view the ruins.
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