Tortosa Cathedral
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Its construction began in 1347 on the remains of a previous Romanesque cathedral. The cathedral was completed two centuries later. It was designed by Benito Dalguayre and has three naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels."Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English." Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. The church is constructed in the Catalan [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style, though the façade, from the 18th century, is [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]]. |
Its construction began in 1347 on the remains of a previous Romanesque cathedral. The cathedral was completed two centuries later. It was designed by Benito Dalguayre and has three naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels."Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English." Tortosa Cathedral in Tortosa, Spain: Monuments in Tortosa | Spain.info in English. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. The church is constructed in the Catalan [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style, though the façade, from the 18th century, is [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]]. |
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The cathedral’s apse has a rare [[heptagon |
The cathedral’s apse has a rare [[heptagon]]al plan, a form that presented notable geometric and construction challenges in the Middle Ages because no exact classical method existed for setting out a regular heptagon. Archival drawings and construction records indicate that the apse was laid out using a modular proportional system—centered on a 9:8 ratio linking the radial chapels to the overall plan—rather than through abstract geometric construction.{{cite journal |last1=Lluís i Ginovart |first1=Josep |last2=Fortuny Anguera |first2=Gerard |last3=Costa Jover |first3=Agustí |last4=de Sola-Morales Serra |first4=Pau |title=Gothic Construction and the Traça of a Heptagonal Apse: The Problem of the Heptagon |journal=Nexus Network Journal |date=22 May 2013 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=325–348 |doi=10.1007/s00004-013-0152-x}} |
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Archeological excavations on the site revealed that the cathedral was constructed on the site of an older [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church, which was itself built on the site of the old Roman forum of Tortosa. |
Archeological excavations on the site revealed that the cathedral was constructed on the site of an older [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church, which was itself built on the site of the old Roman forum of Tortosa. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Cathedral was the location of the famous [[Disputation of Tortosa|Disputations of Tortosa]], where Jews were forced to defend their faith or convert. After two weeks of arguments, a [[Papal bull|Papal Bull]] was issued by the [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] that forbade the learning from the Talmud or any other Jewish book that attacked Christianity. |
The Cathedral was the location of the famous [[Disputation of Tortosa|Disputations of Tortosa]], where Jews were forced to defend their faith or convert. After two weeks of arguments, a [[Papal bull|Papal Bull]] was issued by the [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] that forbade the learning from the Talmud or any other Jewish book that attacked Christianity. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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