When people refer to the cathedral of Barcelona from a tourist perspective, everyone is thinking of the Sagrada Familia which is still under construction and already more famous than the Santa Eulalia Cathedral. From a religious perspective, this is the most important building of the region.
It was also surprising to us, we have been several times in Barcelona and visited Sagrada Familia three times. We never heard of this gothic church from the 13th century before. It took them almost 3 centuries to complete the construction works but the result is fabulous. Next to the facade, the high arched ceilings were the most impressive. Christianity is still so popular in Barcelona that they were running several messes after each other during the morning and early afternoon. We hardly could visti the church.
Wanneer toeristen refereren naar de kathedraal van Barcelona, denkt iedereen aan de Sagrada Familia die men nog steeds aan het bouwen is. Deze is reeds beroemder dan de Santa Eulalia kathedraal. Uit een religieus perspectief is dit de belangrijkste kerk van het bisdom.
Dit was voor ons ook een verrassing. We zijn reeds verschillende keren in Barcelona geweest en bezochten de Sagrada Familia drie keer. We hadden nog nooit van deze 13de eeuwse gotische kerk gehoord. De bouwwerken namen ongeveer drie eeuwen in beslag en het eindresultaat is verbluffend. Naast de voorgevel waren de hoge geboogwelfde plafonds het meest indrukwekkend. Het christendom is nog steeds heel populair in Barcelona er werden verschillende missen na elkaar opgedragen in de ochtend en vroege namiddag. We hadden bijna geen mogelijkheden deze kerk te bezoeken.
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That Happy Feeling
10 hours ago
Thanks for sharing! Very informative post.
ReplyDeleteJust to imagine 3 centuries of construction! I love the backdrop of clouds in your first photo.
ReplyDeleteJe vangt prachtig het licht en de sfeer in de kerk!
ReplyDeleteimpressive, how big is your churches presentation list? 183 I see in your key list, BRAVO! happy sunday eve and good start in the new week:-)
ReplyDeleteMagnificent Cathedral. Wonderful to read that it's being used a lot.
ReplyDeleteAll of these Barcelona pics are making me want to take a holiday.
ReplyDeleteit is truly magnificent - inside AND out.
ReplyDeletea mighty cathedral
ReplyDeleteDefinitely beautiful cathedral. :)
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ja heel bijzonder is deze kathedraal Filip. Lieve groeten, Dietmut
ReplyDeleteHermosas Fotografías.
ReplyDeleteWonderful images.
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