Attractions

La Rambla
Placa De Catalunya
La Pedrera (The Stone Quarry)
A walk around the Olympic Village
The Fountains of Montjuic
The Grand Theatre of the Liceu
The Cathedral of Barcelona
Picasso Museum
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Temple Expiatori Sagrada Familia

The Cathedral of Barcelona

The most distant origins of the Cathedral of Barcelona correspond to a basilica with three naves, which was destroyed by Al -Mansur (925). The remains of this basilica can be seen in the City History Museum. Around 1046, a new cathedral was commenced at the initiative of Bishop Guislabert. We have few references to this building: it is believed to have occupied a part of the Gothic building, but some of its Romanesque elements remain. Construction began in 1298, during the bishopric of Bernat Pelegri and the reign of King Jaume II, known as "the Just". The work on the present-day facade of the Cathedral remained unfinished until the end of the last century, being completed by the architects Josep Oriol Mestres and August Font i Carreras, taking inspiration from a drawing from the 15th century by Mestre Carli.

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