{"id":641,"date":"2017-03-07T08:39:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T08:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iahc.upc.edu\/?p=641"},"modified":"2017-05-09T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T07:52:32","slug":"cathedral-barcelona-cloister2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iahc.upc.edu\/?p=641","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral Barcelona – Cloister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRIEF HISTORY<\/h2>\n

The construction of the Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral was carried out during the centuries XII, XIV and XV but, since then, it has suffered a lot of interventions and restorations during the years. In 1298 the construction of the Gothic Cathedral started, but it was not until 1401 when the cloister was built. There were different architects involve along the construction: Beltr\u00e1n Riquer (1298), Arnau Bargues (1398-1408), Jaime Sol\u00e1 (140 - 1412) and Carles Balt\u00e9s de Ruan (1408).<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a sequence of earthquakes in Barcelona between 1427 and 1428, but there were no important damages in the cloister.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1890, a renovation of the cloister\u2019s garden was done.<\/span><\/p>\n

A religious residence was constructed in 1965 above the cloister in the southeast side with access from the sacristy. And in 1969, it was built a historical archive above the cloister in the Northeast side and a reform of the roof was done to fix the humidity problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND GEOMETRY<\/h2>\n

There are three entrances to the cloister: one from the Cathedral (Number 2 in the image of the plan), in Romanesque style from the former Romanesque church, and two from the street (numbers 3 and 4).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gothic cloister has a square shape (21x28.70 m2<\/sup> the inside square and 62x44m2<\/sup> the exterior one). The galleries are roofed by quadripartite pointed vaults, which create four galleries and twenty chapels around the central patio.<\/span><\/p>\n

The structural material used for the cloister, as well as for the whole Cathedral, was Mountju\u00efc stone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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DAMAGE AND DIAGNOSIS<\/h1>\n

The general condition of the structure of Barcelona Cathedral Cloister is good. None of the cracks and damages founded during inspection are dangerous for structural stability. The crack appeared mainly due to adjustment of masonry to natural deformation of structure, for example caused be soil settlement and due to anthropogenic activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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REFERENCES<\/h2>\n

[1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J. M. Marti I Bonet, La Catedral de Barcelona: Historia i Histories<\/em>. Barcelona, 2010.<\/p>\n

[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J. Bassegoda i Nonell, \u201cRestauracions de la Catedral de Barcelona,\u201d Butllet\u00ed la R. Acad\u00e8mia Catalana Belles Arts St. Jordi<\/em>, vol. 2, pp. 7\u201322, 1988.<\/p>\n

[3]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J. Bassegoda i Nonell, \u201cEl sepulcro de Santa Eulalia de Barcelona,\u201d Bolet\u00edn la Real Acad. Bellas Artes San Fernando<\/em>, vol. 58, pp. 123\u2013158, 1984.<\/p>\n

[4]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J. Bassegoda i Nonell, \u201cEl VII Centenario de la Catedral de Barcelona (1298-1998),\u201d Bolet\u00edn la Real Acad. <\/em>Bellas Artes San Fernando<\/em>, vol. 87, pp. 103\u2013118, 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRIEF HISTORYThe construction of the Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral was carried out during the centuries XII, XIV and XV but, since then, it has suffered a lot of interventions and restorations during the years. In 1298 the construction of the Gothic Cathedral started, but it was not until 1401 when the…<\/p>\n

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