Parroquia de Sant Jaume

14th-century Catholic Church

Address:

Ferran, 28 - Barri Gotic
08002 - Gothic Quarter, Raval & La Ribera
Barcelona

Nearest Bus or Train:

Liceu

Open Hours:

Not available

This church is located in Calle Ferrán, one of the main streets of the Gothic Quarter, which connects the important Plaza de Sant Jaume (where you can find the Ayuntamiento - city hall - and the Palau de la Generalitat - the seat of the Catalan autonomous government) with Las Ramblas. Remarkably enough, this church, which was built at the end of the 19th century, is on the place where originally the main synagogue of the city was located. The ground plan shows three naves with little chapels on both sides of the aisles. Only the front is left over of the original construction, which dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries. The Gothic altar is the old high altar of the Cathedral, which was moved to this church in 1970.

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