St. Paul, main facade of Santa Maria del Mar, 1324-79, Berenguer de Montagut, Ribera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded to commemorate the Catalan conquest of Sardinia in the reign of Jaume II, its name represents the naval supremacy of the House of Barcelona. It stands on the site of a Roman cemetery (4th-6th century). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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