The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona, located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world.[2] It has a width of 22 metres (72 ft).[2] In size it is second only to St. Peter's Basilica.[2] By comparison, the width of the nave of Reims is 14.65 metres (48.1 ft), Saint-Étienne de Sens, 15.25 metres (50.0 ft) m and 12 metres (39 ft), in Notre Dame de Paris.
Images
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View of the romanesque cloister.
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The 18th century bell tower.
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Interior
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"Retable of Mary Magdalene" by Pere Mates
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Façade
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Grave of Comtesse Ermessenda of Carcassonne.
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Nave of Santa Maria Cathedral.
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Grave of Count Ramon Berenguer II.
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Chapel of the Holy Martyrs of Girona.
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Chapel of Saint Andrew, in Girona Cathedral.
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Christ recumbent, sculptured by
Domènec Fita i Molat.
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Tapestry of Creation. At Treasury of Cathedral Museum.
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Ivory casket. At Treasury of Cathedral Museum.
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Zoom in the façade
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The cathedral with the Eiffel Bridge over the Onyar River in the foreground
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