Girona Cathedral

Historia

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, with a width of 22 metres, and the second widest overall after that of St. Peter's Basilica, just for comparison, the width of the nave of Reims is 14.65 m, Saint-Étienne de Sens, 15.25 m and 12 m, in Notre Dame de Paris. Its construction was first started in the 11th century in Romanesque style, and later continued in the 13th century in Gothic style. Of the original Romanesque edifice only the 12th century cloister and the bell tower remain. The bell tower was completed in the 18th century.

"La Catedral i la Basílica de Sant Feliu són edificis dedicats al culte de la comunitat catòlica. La seva llarga història els ha dotat d’un patrimoni d’alt valor cultural que posem a disposició del visitant. Entre les obres a destacar trobem el Tapís de la Creació s. XI-XII, sarcòfags paleocristians s.IV, nau gòtica la més ampla del món, llibre del Beat s. X, Ara de l’altar i Càtedra episcopal s. XI."