Facade CATHEDRAL GIRONA

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The façade is baroque and was built in 1730. The central access staircase was built in 1607. The exterior of the cathedral preserves the Gothic portico of San Miguel, located to the north, and the portico of the Apostles to the south, from the 14th century, to which some sculptures were added in the 15th century. The first stone of this façade was laid in 1606, but work was delayed and did not continue until 1680. The work was not completed until 1960, and in the following two years, the local sculptors Josep M. Bohigas, Antoni Casamor, Jaume Busquets and Domènec Fita made the monumental sculptures that were installed in the empty niches. The façade is in the Baroque-Classicist style, divided into three sections in the manner of an altarpiece. The last section has a large oculus crowned by a pediment, and above it there are seven openings with segmental or segmental arches.