Parroquia de Sant Jaume

This church is located in Calle Ferran, 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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