Tarragona Cathedral

Tarragona Cathedral was built on a hill with a monastery on the site of a Roman temple, of which columns still remain in the courtyard of the monastery.

About this building

 It was built in early Gothic style after early Romanesque beginnings, and the consecration of the church, which was unfinished due to the plague, took place in 1331. In 1250 the construction of the dome began and from 1277 the façade. After the consecration of the church in 1331, construction continued until the 18th century with chapels in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque style.

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Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

Visitors information

  • Parking within 250m
  • Café within 500m

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