Construction of Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia is the Gothic cathedral of Barcelona, begun on the site of earlier churches, including a Romanesque cathedral, and dedicated both to the Holy Cross and to the city's young martyr saint Eulalia, whose tomb lies in the crypt. Construction continued for well over a century, in the Catalan Gothic style, and the main facade and the central spire were only completed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, following medieval designs. The cloister contains a garden with a flock of white geese, which are traditionally kept there. The cathedral stands in the Gothic Quarter, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona.

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