Palma Cathedral

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Palma Cathedral Catedral de Santa María de Palma de Mallorca
Palma, Spain
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	1229
Completed	1601
Specifications
Direction of façade	North-West
Length	121m
Width	40m

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma (Cathedral of St. Mary of Palma), more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic

.

Description

Built by the

, the highest of all Gothic cathedrals.

Designed in the Catalan Gothic style but with Northern European influences, it was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 but only finished in 1601. It sits within the old city of Palma atop the former citadel of the Roman city, between the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and the episcopal palace. It also overlooks the Parc de la Mar and the Mediterranean Sea.

In 1901, fifty years after a restoration of the cathedral had started,

– Gaudí abandoned his work in 1914 after an argument with the contractor. The planned changes were essentially cosmetic rather than structural, and the project was cancelled soon after.

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain
• List of highest church naves

References

External links

• "Cathedral of Palma: La Seu", Video in English, 3:33 min., Mallorca TV Teleweb+ Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Virtual 3D-tour inside a Palma Cathedral Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos & history of Cathedral of Palma (in Polish)

• History of Palma Cathedral