I spent a long time looking at your wonderful photos. I now better understand the Catalan elevation system. It looks like an enlargement of the lower arcade in northern Gothic. The choir photo is what made it click for me, the steep choir arcade reminds me of Amiens and Beauvais. Looking at this cathedral, one almost gets a premonition of a frighteningly tall full three-story choir, only for it to end in the rather diminished clerestory :). It's quite rare to see a cathedral that has a ceiling-tall arcade inside of the walls. In NYC, that is the case in St. John the Divine.
Glad this one made the list! Any time I’m in Barcelona, this is my first stop for some quiet contemplation. Easy to miss tucked into a very dense area of town.
A wonderful essay and adding this gem to my ever-growing list of places to visit in and around Barcelona. And pic 22 looking up the ambulatory 🤯 stunning!
I spent a long time looking at your wonderful photos. I now better understand the Catalan elevation system. It looks like an enlargement of the lower arcade in northern Gothic. The choir photo is what made it click for me, the steep choir arcade reminds me of Amiens and Beauvais. Looking at this cathedral, one almost gets a premonition of a frighteningly tall full three-story choir, only for it to end in the rather diminished clerestory :). It's quite rare to see a cathedral that has a ceiling-tall arcade inside of the walls. In NYC, that is the case in St. John the Divine.
Glad this one made the list! Any time I’m in Barcelona, this is my first stop for some quiet contemplation. Easy to miss tucked into a very dense area of town.
What a magnificent building!
A wonderful essay and adding this gem to my ever-growing list of places to visit in and around Barcelona. And pic 22 looking up the ambulatory 🤯 stunning!
Thanks!