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Girona's Cathedral is the cathedral of Girona in Catalonia,Spain. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Girona ( Catalan: Girona ʒiˈɾonə Spanish: Gerona xeˈɾona is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The original cathedral was a Romanesque building (S. XI-XII) which was redesigned by Pere Sacoma in 1312. After a few years of dubitation, Guillem Bofill and Antoni Canet start the genial project in 1416. The new design consists of a big Gothic revival nave, which is the widest Gothic nave in the world--22. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the 98 m (75. 39 ft)--and the second widest nave of all styles after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman

From the original Romanesque cathedral (consacred: 21 September,1038), it has a cloister and tower (called "Torre de Carlemany"), with outstanding relief sculptures . A relief is a Sculptured Artwork where a modeled form is raised (or alternatively lowered from a flattened background without being disconnected from it Also has the Tapís de la Creació (Tapestry of the Creation), a very rare large 11th century tapestry depicting the creation of the world, the months of the year and Biblical characters. Tapestry is a form of Textile art. It is woven by hand on a vertical Loom.

From ground level
From ground level

Coordinates: 41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.9875, 2.82639

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