Girona Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of Saint Mary | |
Catedral de Santa Maria | |
41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.98750°N 2.82639°E | |
Location | Girona |
Address | Plaza de la Catedral |
Country | Spain |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | catedraldegirona |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus |
Dedicated | 21 September 1038[1] |
Architecture | |
Style | Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1015[2] |
Completed | 18th century |
Specifications | |
Length | 85 m (278 ft 10 in) |
Nave width | 23 m (75 ft 6 in)[3] |
Height | 45 m (147 ft 8 in) |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Tarragona |
Diocese | Girona |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Octavi Vilà Mayo |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000551 |
The Cathedral of Saint Mary, (Catalan: Catedral de Santa Maria), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona.
The cathedral's interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world, with a width of 23 metres (75 ft). Its construction was begun in the 11th century in the Romanesque architectural style, and continued in the 13th century in the Gothic style. Of the original Romanesque edifice only the 12th-century cloister and a bell tower remain. The second bell tower was completed in the 18th century.[citation needed]