Barcelona

Spain 2009
IMG_6782-5486-Montserrat Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat (Monastery of Montserrat), located 30 miles northwest of Barcelona
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IMG_6784 Montserrat means jagged (serrated) mountain
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IMG_6788 Montserrat rises at 1236 m (4055 ft) above sea level
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IMG_6791 Cable car station
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IMG_6793-5489 Santa Cova Chapel, where the Black Virgin of Montserrat was rediscovered in 880 AD
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IMG_6794 Interesting formation
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IMG_6796 Apse of the Basilica
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IMG_6799 Cable car path
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IMG_6801-6804 Tram station
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IMG_6803-6807 Remind us the Hong Kong Peak Tram...
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IMG_6805 Giant fingers...
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IMG_6817-5494 Santa Maria Square
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IMG_6821-5509 The arch openings, viewed from below at Placa de la Creu
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IMG_6822 Santa Maria Square
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IMG_6823 Romanesque Portal, Basilica - it consists of 5 semicircular archivolts
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IMG_6824 Renaissance tomb of John of Aragon (16th century), Atrium's entrance
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IMG_6825-6838 Renaissance tomb of Bernat de Vilamari (16th century), Atrium's entrance
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IMG_6826-6827 Atrium, Basilica
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IMG_6827-5499 Close up of Atrium wall to the Basilica
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IMG_6828 Details of sculptures on Atrium wall
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