La Seu cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

La Seu: interior view.

Almudaina Palace, near of La Seu cathedral.

La Seu is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, which was built on the site of an existing Arab mosque. The Cathedral is 121 metres long and 55 metres wide. The Cathedral, designed in the French Gothic style, was finished in 1601. Image File history File linksMetadata LaSeuMallorca. ... Image File history File linksMetadata LaSeuMallorca. ... Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca is the major city and port in the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1952, 1384 KB) Interior of the cathedral La Seu File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): La Seu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1952, 1384 KB) Interior of the cathedral La Seu File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): La Seu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata PalauDeAlmudainaMallorca. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PalauDeAlmudainaMallorca. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca is the major city and port in the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. ... Gothic architecture characterizes any of the styles of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births...

Fifty years after a restoration of the Cathedral had started, Antoni Gaudí was invited in 1901 to take over the project. While some of his ideas were adopted - moving the choir stalls from the middle nave to be closer to the altar, as well as a large canopy - Gaudí abandoned his work in 1914 after an argument with the contractor. The project was cancelled soon after. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, in Spanish also known as Antonio Gaudí (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926), was a Spanish Catalan architect of the Modernisme (Art Nouveau) movement famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Look up Canopy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Almudaina Palace is near to La Seu Cathedral. This was the Muslim Palace of the Banu Ganiya, at the edge of the port. The building was converted into a palace at the beginning of the 14th century. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

External links

• La Seu Cathedral
• La Seu Cathedral in www.mallorcawebsite.com
• Almudaina Palace

Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°39′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...