Monday 06 February 2012

'La Seu', is a Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca

Catedral-de-Palma-1A Catholic Cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca. Popularly known as La Seu, construction began in 1229 and went on for three centuries. In 1931, the building was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument.

 

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It is the second highest Gothic cathedral in Europe. The tall central nave is supported by wide buttresses and a double row of flying buttress arches. It is covered by a cross vault.

 

The fourteen octagonal pillars are a true feat of architectural engineering, creating an extensive interior of over 6,600 m2.



Recently, a large ceramic mural by Miquel Barceló has been added. Palma Cathedral houses an interesting museum, which can be accessed through the Almoina, next to the bell tower.

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Rosette

This cathedral boasts the largest Gothic rosette in the world. The way in which the sun’s rays play on the cathedral’s interior twice a year (specifically in mid-November and during the first days of February) is famous worldwide.

 

The sun’s rays shine through the main rosette in such a way as to cast two rosettes of light into its interior.

 

 

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