Meandering along more or less complex historical paths, embodying centuries of experiences, Portuguese cathedrals are closely tied to the very origins of the territorial logic and strategies of cities.
published June 23rd, 2013
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Issue of a regular stamp in the “Il patrimonio artistico e culturale italiano” (Italian Artistic and Cultural Heritage) series dedicated to Fermo Cathedral.
published October 11th, 2012
Towards the end of the 13th century the city of Barcelona had undergone such an artistic and commercial growth that it became necessary to replace the small Romanesque cathedral with a larger and more splendid one. The works were conceived as an extension of this small temple built over a Visigoth church where worship continued whilst it was demolished in stages, keeping the present cathedral its primitive axis.
published September 27th, 2012
The National Council ( Council National ) , the Principality of Monaco’s Parliament , will soon have new headquarters.
published August 25th, 2012
La Seu, or Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of Saint Mary, is over 100 meters long with an interior height of over 40 meters.
published August 19th, 2012
As an heritage dating back centuries and of crucial reminiscence of diocese life, Portuguese cathedrals play a fundamental role in the interaction between the religious, cultural and tourist centres of cities. With a particular importance in city growth and urban structure, cathedrals stand as key heritage points, calling out to be shared and enjoyed. While, in some cases, their original vocation, as Episcopal headquarters, places of learning and pastoral activity might have become faded with time, they continue, undoubtedly, as living witnesses of the collective memory and faith of the people who raised them.
published July 21st, 2012
The stamp depicts the bell tower whilst the souvenir sheet features a panoramic view of the cathedral and the surroundings.
The town of Albarracín is located in the province of Teruel by the river Guadalaviar at an altitude of 1,171 meters. It belongs to the diocese of Teruel – Albarracín and was declared National Monument in June 1961.
Although the Cathedral of Albarracín is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman temple, construction of the Renaissance building as we know it today was started around 1530 by Bishop Gaspar Jofre de Borja and was completed around 1595 under Bishop Martin Terrer Valenzuela who commissioned the construction of the bell tower. In the building of the cathedral were involved masters such as Quinto Pierres Vedel, who was responsible for the construction of the roof and several chapels, and Martín de Castañeda who participated in the building of the choir and the apse of the temple. (read more)
published August 25th, 2011